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Wilhelm Kettler

1574 - 1640

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Wilhelm Kettler (20 June 1574 – 7 April 1640) was the Duke of Courland, a Baltic German region in today's Latvia. He ruled the western Courland portion of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, while his brother Friedrich ruled the eastern Semigallia portion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Kettler is the 7,304th most popular politician (down from 6,759th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 34th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Latvian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wilhelm Kettler ranks 7,304 out of 19,576. Before him are Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen, Friedrich Naumann, He Zizhen, Appius Claudius Crassus, Manuel Zelaya, and Rasoherina. After him are Muhammad IV of Granada, Carlos Arias Navarro, Aureolus, Hunald I, Bernard of Septimania, and Enrique Bolaños.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1574, Wilhelm Kettler ranks 9. Before him are Maria Anna of Bavaria, Anne of Denmark, William Oughtred, Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania, and Robert Fludd. After him are Feng Menglong, Qin Liangyu, Elisabeth of Lorraine, İbrahim Peçevi, Dorothea Maria of Anhalt, and Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1640, Wilhelm Kettler ranks 9. Before him are George William, Elector of Brandenburg, Robert Burton, Uriel da Costa, Francesca Caccini, Giuseppe Cesari, and Jindřich Matyáš Thurn. After him are Jeanne de Lestonnac, Alessandro Salvio, Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Charles, Duke of Guise, John Francis Regis, and Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Wilhelm Kettler ranks 38 out of 323. Before him are Pēteris Vasks (1946), Abraham Isaac Kook (1865), Friedrich Zander (1887), Wolfgang Lüth (1913), Oswald Külpe (1862), and Frederick Casimir Kettler (1650). After him are Raimonds Pauls (1936), Annie Londonderry (1870), Jānis Lūsis (1939), Johann Anton Güldenstädt (1745), Solomon Mikhoels (1890), and Paul Walden (1863).

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Among POLITICIANS In Latvia

Among politicians born in Latvia, Wilhelm Kettler ranks 16. Before him are Guntis Ulmanis (1939), Jānis Čakste (1859), Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800), Laimdota Straujuma (1951), Frederick William, Duke of Courland (1692), and Frederick Casimir Kettler (1650). After him are Pēteris Stučka (1865), Gustavs Zemgals (1871), Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804), Alberts Kviesis (1881), Ferdinand Kettler (1655), and Evika Siliņa (1975).

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