Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1918)
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: Historical
Summary
The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia was a proposed client state of the German Empire during World War I. It was proclaimed in 1918 by Baltic German representatives in Jelgava. The state never achieved full existence as the German High Command's plans were superseded by wider political developments.