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The House of Ketteler (also Kettler) is the name of an old and distinguished Baltic German noble family that originated in Westphalia . Origin. The family appeared in 1233 when Conrad von Hüsten was mentioned in the written documents as the Châtelain of Haus Hüsten.
Kettler (German: Kettler GmbH) is a German company based in Ense-Parsit, with locations all around the world. The company produces riding toys, leisure gear, patio furniture and exercise equipment.
The family rose to prominence when the last member of the reigning House of Kettler was left without any male heirs. As a result, Ernst Johann von Biron, a lover of Empress Anna of Russia, succeeded Ferdinand Kettler as Duke of Courland and Semigallia .
From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Subcategories. This category has the following 24 subcategories, out of 24 total. Alter Friedhof (Thüle) (4 F) Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (17 C, 19 F) Gut Nesselrath (20 F) Ketteler-Denkmal (Joseph Krautwald) (4 F) Ketteler-Francke-Schule (3 F) Kettelerhaus (Hopsten) (19 F) *
Sophie of Nesselrode. Religion. Lutheranism. Gotthard Kettler, Duke of Courland (also Godert, Ketteler, German: Gotthard Kettler, Herzog von Kurland; 2 February 1517 – 17 May 1587) was the last Master of the Livonian Order and the first Duke of Courland and Semigallia .
It was ruled by the dukes from the House of Kettler with the exception of Ernst Johann Biron and his son Peter von Biron . Gotthard Kettler, [4] the last Master of the Livonian Order, became the first duke of Courland. Other members of the Order became the Couronian nobility, with the fiefdoms they had hitherto held becoming their estates.
I Kettler (a volte trascritto anche come Ketteler) furono una famiglia nobiliare di origine tedesca. Originariamente proveniente dalla Vestfalia, divenne nel 1561, grazie a Gotthard Kettler la dinastia regnante sul Ducato di Curlandia e Semigallia fino al 1737.
