Friedrich Wilhelm Kettler
Friedrich (III.) Wilhelm Kettler (born July 19, 1692 in Mitau ; † January 21, 1711 in Kippingshof ) was the ruling Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1698 to 1711 .
Friedrich Wilhelm Kettler was the son of Friedrich Kasimir Kettler and married Anna of Russia in 1710 , the daughter of Tsar Ivan V and later Tsarina of Russia. She was the half-niece of Tsar Peter I. The marriage remained childless. On the way back from Saint Petersburg , where the wedding took place, Friedrich Wilhelm Kettler fell ill with a high fever. He died in the post office in Kippingshof (Киппингхоф, today: Kipen , Кипень). He was laid out in Duderhof (Дудергоф, today: Moshaiski , Можайский) before he was transferred to the Duke's Crypt in Mitau . After Friedrich Wilhelm's death Anna acted as the regent of Courland , albeit not undisputed .
In connection with a short report on the political fate of Kettler, a portrait of him was published in the 85th volume of the European Fama , published in 1709 , one of the oldest historical-political journals in Europe.
Friedrich Wilhelm was taught in Latin and French by Georg Albrecht Stübner .
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Friedrich Wilhelm Kettler. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thiele, Martin: Relation of the unexpectedly struck illness, and then the 21st January of this 1711th year took place Seel. Death and dying of the ... Prince ... Mr. Friedrich Wilhelm, In Lifland, zu Curland and Semgallen Herzogs, paid from Kippingshof in Ingermanland, January 23rd of this year (Christian-Erlang, 1711, accessed March 9, 2012)
- ^ Friedrich Wilhelm Barthold : Anna Joanowna: Cabinet, Court, Customs and Social Education in Moscow and St.Petersburg in: Wilhelm Maurenbrecher , Friedrich von Raumer : Historisches Taschenbuch Jg. 7th 1836 (pages 175-396)
- ↑ The European Fama, which discovers the current state of the noblest courts , Volume 85, 1709, see pp. 83–84 .
- ^ Karl Wilhelm Cruse: Curland under the dukes , Volume 1, 1833, p. 231
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Kasimir Kettler |
Duke of Courland 1698–1711 |
Anna of Russia |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kettler, Friedrich Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kettler, Friedrich III. Wilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Courland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1692 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mitau |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1711 |
| Place of death | Kippingshof |