Frederick William, Duke of Courland

Friedrich Wilhelm Kettler
Portait of Kettler from 1711
Duke of Courland and Semigallia
Reign22 January 1698 – 21 January 1711
PredecessorFrederick Casimir Kettler
SuccessorFerdinand Kettler
Born(1692-07-19)19 July 1692
Mitau, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
Died21 January 1711(1711-01-21) (aged 18)
Kippinghof, Ingria, Russian Empire
Burial
Ducal Crypt of Schloss Mitau
Spouse
(m. 1710)
Names
Frederick William
HouseKettler
FatherFrederick Casimir Kettler
MotherMargravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg
ReligionLutheranism

Frederick William (German: Friedrich Wilhelm; 19 July 1692 – 21 January 1711) was Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1698 to 1711. Frederick Wilhelm was the son of Friedrich Kasimir Kettler, Duke of Courland and Semigallia and Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg. During his reign the duchy was occupied by Swedish and later by Russian troops.