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Peter von Biron | |
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Duke of Courland and Semigallia | |
Portrait by Friedrich Hartmann Barisien, c. 1782 | |
Duke of Courland and Semigallia | |
Reign | 1769–1795 |
Predecessor | Ernst Johann von Biron |
Successor | None (annexed by the Russian Empire during Partitions of Poland) |
Born | Mitau, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | 15 February 1724
Died | 13 January 1800 Gellenau Palace, Gellenau, Kingdom of Prussia | (aged 75)
Spouse | |
Issue | |
House | Biron |
Father | Ernst Johann, Duke of Courland and Semigallia |
Mother | Benigna Gottlieb von Trotha gt Treyden |
Religion | Lutheranism |
Peter von Biron (15 February 1724 – 13 January 1800) was the last duke of Courland and Semigallia before getting annexed from the Russian Empire, from 1769 to 1795.