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Courland Governorate
1795–1918 unit of Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Courland Governorate,[lower-alpha 1] also known as the Province of Courland or Governorate of Kurland,[1][2] and known from 1795 to 1796 as the Viceroyalty of Courland,[lower-alpha 2] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) and one of the Baltic governorates of the Russian Empire. Its area roughly corresponded to Kurzeme, Zemgale and Sēlija of modern-day Latvia.
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Quick Facts Capital, Population ...
Courland Governorate | |||||||||
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Governorate of the Russian Empire | |||||||||
1795–1918 | |||||||||
![]() Location in the Russian Empire The Governorate in 1821 (Russian/German) | |||||||||
Capital | Mitau | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1897 | 674,034 | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Partition of Poland | 28 March 1795 | ||||||||
1918 | |||||||||
• Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | 1918 | ||||||||
![]() Subdivisions or uyezds of Courland Governorate | |||||||||
Political subdivisions | 9 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Latvia Lithuania |
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