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Kettler was born near Anröchte, Kreis Soest, of an old Westphalian noble family and the ninth child of the German knight Gotthard Kettler zu Melrich (mentioned 1527–1556) and his wife Sophie of Nesselrode. Gotthard's older brother Wilhelm Kettler was bishop of Münster from 1553 to 1557. Kettler enlisted in the Livonian order around 1537 and ...
Gotthard Kettler (also Ketteler; 2 February 1517 – 17 May 1587) was the last Master of the Livonian Order and the first Duke of Courland and Semigallia. Ferdinand Kettler (1 November 1655 – 4 May 1737) was the last Duke of Courland and Semigallia from the Kettler family.
Aug 25, 2023 · Livonian Order Grand Master Gotthard Kettler. Ivan the Terrible’s Invasion of Livonia. The 40,000-strong Muscovite army entered Livonian territory near the town of Neuhausen. Its three columns were jointly commanded by Ivan’s uncle, Mikhail Glinsky, and the Khan of Kazimov, Shah Ali, who led the 7,000-man Tatar contingent.
Kettler was born near Anröchte, Kreis Soest, of an old Westphalian noble family and the ninth child of the German knight Gotthard Kettler zu Melrich (mentioned 1527–1556) and his wife Sophie of Nesselrode. Career Gotthard"s older brother Wilhelm Kettler was bishop of Münster from 1553 to 1557.
Oct 13, 2018 · Gotthard Kettler favoured appealing to Poland-Lithuania, and his negotiations eventually resulted in conceding the Livonian lands of the Teutonic Knights to the protection of the Polish king. An artist’s rendition of Muscovite troops during the reign of Ivan IV.
Duke Gotthard (1517 1587) Gotthard Kettler (who himself signed his name in Low German as Godderd) came from a noble Westphalian family. in his youth he joined the Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order, and in 1554 was elected commander of Dünaburg/Daugavpils. In 1559 Kettler was elected Master of the Livonian Order and authorized to conduct ...
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Jul 2, 2018 · Gotthard Kettler was born in Westphalia; at the age of twenty he joined the Order of Livonia and in 1559 was elected Master of the Order. After its dissolution he became the vassal of the king of Poland-Lithuania and the governor of the newly established Duchy of Courland-Semigallia.
