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Jacob Kettler

1610 - 1682

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Jacob Kettler (German: Jakob von Kettler; Latvian: Hercogs Jēkabs Ketlers; 28 October 1610 – 1 January 1682) was Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1642 to 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. Yet, in the end the results of his rule failed in the confrontation with much stronger powers both directly in the Baltic (Sweden) and overseas (Dutch Republic). A ruler "too rich and powerful to be a duke but too small and poor to be a king" could not, with his small ancestral territory and very limited resources, play the powerful role he sought in European politics of that time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob Kettler is the 4,271st most popular politician (down from 3,455th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 12th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Latvian Politician.

Jacob Kettler is most famous for being the founder of the Kettler Company.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jacob Kettler ranks 4,271 out of 19,576. Before him are Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria, Abdou Diouf, Mitt Romney, Al-Musta'in, Kim Chaek, and Giovanni Giolitti. After him are Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Empress Jingū, Hyeonjong of Goryeo, Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Ahmad ibn Tulun, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1610, Jacob Kettler ranks 6. Before him are Pope Alexander VIII, Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Adriaen van Ostade, and David Teniers the Younger. After him are Ivan Sirko, Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, Paul Scarron, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, Maria Cunitz, and Oboi. Among people deceased in 1682, Jacob Kettler ranks 9. Before him are Jacob van Ruisdael, 5th Dalai Lama, Evliya Çelebi, Feodor III of Russia, Johann Joachim Becher, and Avvakum. After him are Baldassare Longhena, Alessandro Stradella, Thomas Browne, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Jean Picard, and Yohannes I.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Jacob Kettler ranks 14 out of 323. Before him are Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1937), Kārlis Ulmanis (1877), Nicolai Hartmann (1882), Ernst Gideon von Laudon (1717), Aron Nimzowitsch (1886), and Gidon Kremer (1947). After him are Andris Bērziņš (1944), Herberts Cukurs (1900), Vera Mukhina (1889), Peter von Biron (1724), Mischa Maisky (1948), and Ernst Johann von Biron (1690).

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Among POLITICIANS In Latvia

Among politicians born in Latvia, Jacob Kettler ranks 4. Before him are Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1937), Kārlis Ulmanis (1877), and Ernst Gideon von Laudon (1717). After him are Andris Bērziņš (1944), Peter von Biron (1724), Ernst Johann von Biron (1690), Egils Levits (1955), Valdis Zatlers (1955), Guntis Ulmanis (1939), Jānis Čakste (1859), and Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800).

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