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Gotthard Kettler

1517 - 1587

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Gotthard Kettler, Duke of Courland (also Godert, Ketteler; German: Gotthard Kettler, Herzog von Kurland; Latvian: Gothards Ketlers; Latin: Gothardus, etc.; 2 February 1517 – 17 May 1587) was the last Master of the Livonian Order from 1559 to 1561 and the first Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1561 to 1587. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gotthard Kettler is the 4,027th most popular politician (down from 3,262nd in 2019), the 1,049th most popular biography from Germany (down from 882nd in 2019) and the 303rd most popular German Politician.

Gottard Kettler is most famous for being the Duke of Courland and Semigallia. He was born in 1558 and died in 1616.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gotthard Kettler ranks 4,027 out of 19,576. Before him are Ptahhotep, Christian Michelsen, Gevherhan Sultan, Emperor Ōgimachi, Shapur III, and Ramiro II of León. After him are Joseph Berchtold, Nakşidil Sultan, Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, Vitold Fokin, Boris Shcherbina, and Philip I, Prince of Taranto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1517, Gotthard Kettler ranks 3. Before him are Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and Emperor Ōgimachi. After him are Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, Gioseffo Zarlino, Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, Rembert Dodoens, Li Shizhen, Pierre Belon, Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort, and Jacques Pelletier du Mans. Among people deceased in 1587, Gotthard Kettler ranks 4. Before him are Mary, Queen of Scots, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Occhiali. After him are Bianca Cappello, Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Felix of Cantalice, Ōmura Sumitada, Ōtomo Sōrin, Hai Rui, John Foxe, and Juraj Drašković.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gotthard Kettler ranks 1,049 out of 7,253. Before him are William II of Württemberg (1848), Julius Wellhausen (1844), Friedrich Kuhlau (1786), Klaus Nomi (1944), Bruno of Querfurt (970), and Albert of Riga (1165). After him are Reinhard Scheer (1863), Joseph Berchtold (1897), August von Kotzebue (1761), Marianne Bachmeier (1950), Charles De Coster (1827), and Bert Trautmann (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Gotthard Kettler ranks 303. Before him are John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1604), Wilhelm Gustloff (1895), Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (1831), Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (1774), Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1831), and William II of Württemberg (1848). After him are Joseph Berchtold (1897), Elisabeth of the Palatinate (1618), Caroline of Brunswick (1768), Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513), Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1370), and Franz Ziereis (1905).

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