Alexander of Courland (German: Alexander von Kurland) (18 October 1658 – 28 June 1686), nicknamed "Alexander the One-armed", was a Baltic Germanprince and the brother of Duke Frederick (II) Casimir of Courland. He was the youngest son of Jakob Kettler (1610–1682), Duke of Courland and his wife Luise Charlotte von Brandenburg (1617–1676), eldest daughter of Prince elector Georg Wilhelm von Brandenburg.[1] He was a member of the Kettler dynasty.
The wounding of Alexander of Courland in the storm on Buda
alexander, courland, german, alexander, kurland, october, 1658, june, 1686, nicknamed, alexander, armed, baltic, german, prince, brother, duke, frederick, casimir, courland, youngest, jakob, kettler, 1610, 1682, duke, courland, wife, luise, charlotte, brandenb. Alexander of Courland German Alexander von Kurland 18 October 1658 28 June 1686 nicknamed Alexander the One armed was a Baltic German prince and the brother of Duke Frederick II Casimir of Courland He was the youngest son of Jakob Kettler 1610 1682 Duke of Courland and his wife Luise Charlotte von Brandenburg 1617 1676 eldest daughter of Prince elector Georg Wilhelm von Brandenburg 1 He was a member of the Kettler dynasty The wounding of Alexander of Courland in the storm on BudaAlexander served as an Oberst in a regiment of the Brandenburg Prussian Army On 26 July 1686 he was mortally wounded in the second siege of Buda during the Ottoman wars and died shortly afterwards near Vienna References Edit The Family Vault of the Dukes of Courland Rundale Palace Retrieved 20 February 2020 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the German Army is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a member of the German nobility is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander of Courland amp oldid 1173970362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
