Alexander of Courland
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1658 – 1686
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Who was Alexander of Courland?
Alexander of Courland, nicknamed "Alexander the One-armed", was a Baltic German prince and the brother of Duke Frederick Casimir of Courland. He was a member of the Kettler dynasty.
Alexander 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.
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- Born
- Oct 18, 1658
- Parents
- Died
- 1686
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on July 23, 2013
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