Ferdinand Kettler


Ferdinand Kettler
Portrait by an unknown Swedish painter, 18th century
Duke of Courland and Semigallia
Reign21 January 1730– 4 May 1737
PredecessorFriedrich Wilhelm Kettler
SuccessorErnst Johann von Biron
Born(1655-11-01)1 November 1655
Mitau, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
Died4 May 1737(1737-05-04) (aged 81)
Danzig, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
SpouseJohanna Magdalene of Saxe-Weissenfels
HouseKettler
FatherJacob Kettler
MotherLouise Charlotte of Brandenburg
ReligionLutheranism

Ferdinand Kettler (November 1, 1655 - May 4, 1737) was Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1730 to 1737. He was married to Johanna Magdalene of Saxe-Weissenfels in 1730.