Duchess of Courland
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Duchess of Courland[edit]
House of Kettler, 1561–1737[edit]
House of Biron, 1737–1740[edit]
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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![]() | Benigna Gottliebe von Trotha genannt Treyden | Wilhelm von Trotha Truiden | 15 October 1703 | 25 February 1723 | June 1737 husband's election | 19 November 1740 husband exiled | 5 November 1782 | Ernst Johann von Biron |
- Council of the Duke, 1740–58
House of Wettin, 1758–1763[edit]
- None, although Charles of Saxony was morganatically married with the Polish countess Franciszka Korwin-Krasińska.
House of Biron, 1763–1795[edit]
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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![]() | Benigna Gottliebe von Trotha genannt Treyden | Wilhelm von Trohta Truiden | 15 October 1703 | 25 February 1723 | 1763 husband's restoration | 1769 husband abdication | 5 November 1782 | Ernst Johann von Biron |
![]() | Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont | Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Waldeck-Pyrmont) | 14 August 1748 | 15 October 1765 | 1769 husband's restoration | 1772 divorce | 18 August 1782 | Peter von Biron |
![]() | Yevdokiya Borisovna Yusupova | Prince Boris Grigorievich Yusupov (Yusupov) | 16 May 1743 | 6 March 1774 | 1778 divorce | 19 July 1780 | ||
Dorothea von Medem | Count Friedrich von Medem (Medem) | 3 February 1761 | 6 November 1779 | 28 March 1795 Duchy abolished | 20 August 1821 |