Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, Jelgava

Name: Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
Address: Jelgava, Latvia

#15 among attractions in Jelgava

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The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia was a duchy in the Baltic region, then known as Livonia, that existed from 1561 to 1569 as a nominally vassal state of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and subsequently made part of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom from 1569 to 1726 and incorporated into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1726. On 28 March 1795, it was annexed by the Russian Empire in the Third Partition of Poland. ()

Local name: Kurzemes un Zemgales hercogiste Area: 12355.25 mi²Coordinates: 56°38'11"N, 23°42'55"E

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Duchy of Courland and Semigallia – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Simeon and St Anne's Cathedral, Cathedral of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Kurland Provincial Museum and Athenaeum, Jelgava Gymnasium.

1 miNE
Church
St Simeon and St Anne's Cathedral, Jelgava
27 min walk • The Cathedral of Sts Simeon and Anne, located at 12 Akadēmijas Street in Jelgava, is a cathedral of the Latvian Orthodox Church, one of four Orthodox cathedrals in Latvia.
1 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cathedral of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Jelgava
26 min walk • Cathedral of the Immaculate Virgin Mary or the Cathedral of Our Lady is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Jelgava, is located in Jelgava, Latvia.
1.1 miNW
Museum
Kurland Provincial Museum and Athenaeum, Jelgava
29 min walk • Kurland Provincial Museum and Athenaeum was Kurzeme Society of Literature and Art museum with library. It was founded in 1818 in Mitau, at that time the capital of Courland Governorate of Russian Empire.
1.1 miNE
Museum, Historical place, Universities and schools
Jelgava Gymnasium, Jelgava
28 min walk • Jelgava Gymnasium or Academia Petrina is the oldest higher educational establishment in Latvia. Based on an idea by Friedrich Wilhelm von Raison, it was established in Mitau, capital of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, by Duke Peter von Biron in 1775.
0.6 miN
56°38'39"N • 23°42'37"E
Ādolfa Alunāna memoriālais muzejs, Jelgava
15 min walk • Museum
1.2 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Ādolfs Alunāns Theatre, Jelgava
32 min walk • Ādolfs Alunāns Theatre is a theatre in Jelgava, Latvia that was established in 1896.
0.9 miN
Neighbourhood
Jelgava District, Jelgava
25 min walk • Jelgava District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Semigallia region, in the country's centre. It was organized into a city, two municipalities and twelve parishes, each with a local government authority.