Risultati di ricerca
Jacob Kettler. Giacomo Kettler ( Kuldīga, 28 ottobre 1610 – Jelgava, 1º gennaio 1682) fu Duca di Curlandia e Semigallia dal 1642 al 1682. Sotto il suo governo, il ducato raggiunse il suo picco massimo di prosperità ed avviò il processo di colonizzazione in America e in Africa.
Religion. Lutheranism. Jacob Kettler ( German: Jakob von Kettler, Latvian: Hercogs Jēkabs Ketlers; 28 October 1610 – 1 January 1682) was a Baltic German Duke of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1642–1682). Under his rule, Courland and Semigallia became more independent of its Polish suzerain, reached its peak in wealth, and ...
27 set 2023 · Jacob Kettler (German: Jakob von Kettler) (28 October 1610 – 1 January 1682) was a Baltic German Duke of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1642–1682). Under his rule, the duchy reached its peak in wealth and engaged in colonization.
- Goldingen, Kurland
- October 26, 1610
- Kurland
- January 1, 1682
History portal. v. t. e. The Curonian colonization of the Americas was performed by the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (now Latvia ), which was the second-smallest state to colonise the Americas, after the Knights of Malta. It had a colony on the island of Tobago from 1654 to 1659 and intermittently from 1660 to 1689. [1]
No.Incumbent GovernorTenure(from)Tenure(until)1164216432164316503Willem Mollens Curounian Governor165416563Adrian Lampsins Dutch Governor16541656Giacomo Kettler (Kuldīga, 28 ottobre 1610 – Jelgava, 1º gennaio 1682) fu Duca di Curlandia e Semigallia dal 1642 al 1682. Sotto il suo governo, il ducato raggiunse il suo picco massimo di prosperità ed avviò il processo di colonizzazione in America e in Africa.
11 set 2013 · Abstract. In the seventeenth century, Duke Jakob Kettler of Courland embraced the mercantile theories of his age and engaged in overseas colonialism. After several aborted attempts, the Courlanders managed to establish a settlement on Tobago in 1654 only to lose it to the Dutch five years later.
Jacob Kettler was a Baltic German Duke of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1642–1682). Under his rule, Courland and Semigallia became more independent of its Polish suzerain, reached its peak in wealth, and even engaged in its own overseas colonization, making it one of the smallest, but fastest growing states in the world at that time.
