Jelgava Palace (Latvian: Jelgavas pils) or historically Mitau Palace (Latvian: Mītavas pils, German: Schloss Mitau) is the largest Baroque-style palace...

Jelgava (pronounced [jælɡava] ) is a state city in central Latvia about 41 kilometres (25 miles) southwest of Riga. It is the largest town in the region...

the largest buildings that are considered palaces in terms by area. The title of the "world's largest palace" is both difficult to award and controversial...

the Dukes of Courland in what is now Latvia, the other being Jelgava Palace. The palace was built in two periods, from 1736 until 1740 and from 1764 until...

her uncle. In 1798, Tsar Paul I of Russia offered Louis the use of Jelgava Palace in Courland (now Latvia). The Tsar also guaranteed Louis' safety and...

peasants still lived and died unbaptized. He died on 17 May 1587 in Mitau (Jelgava), aged 70. His heirs ruled in Courland until 1737. On 11 March 1566 Kettler...

of wealth but managed to do this only partly. The duke died in Mitau (Jelgava) on 1 January 1682. Kettler is remembered as a fair ruler who gave opportunities...

delegation from Russia, including the new Tsar Peter I, on whom the Jelgava Palace and its court left a great impression. The duchy and Russia held diplomatic...

the death of his nephew in June 1795, relocated to Verona and then to Jelgava Palace, Mitau, where Charles' son Louis Antoine married Louis XVI's only surviving...

region in Latvia is defined by law as follows: Jelgava city, Bauska Municipality, Dobele Municipality, Jelgava Municipality, part of Baldone Parish, Baldone...