Bramberģe
Bramberģe was a village in the Glūda Parish of Jelgava Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia next to country highway V1059. The village was founded in the 17th century next to the Bramberģe estate.
After territorial reform in 2011, ...
, in the
Glūda Parish
Glūda parish () is an administrative unit of Jelgava Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. The administrative center is Nākotne. It was an administrative unit of the Jelgava district.
History
Historically in the territory of the m ...
of
Jelgava Municipality
Jelgava Municipality () is a Administrative divisions of Latvia, municipality in Zemgale, Latvia. Its administrative center is Jelgava, although it is extraterritorial as the city is a separate municipality of its own.
The municipality was formed ...
in the
Semigallia
Semigallia is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located to the south of the Daugava and to the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. The territory is split between Latvia and Lithuania, previously inhabited by the Semigallian Baltic tri ...
region of
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
.
History
The manor complex with the park was formed in the end of 16th century. In 1645
Duke
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of Royal family, royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobi ...
Jacob Kettler
Jacob Kettler (; ; 28 October 1610 – 1 January 1682) was Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1642 to 1682. Under his rule, Courland and Semigallia became more independent of its Polish suzerain, reached its peak in wealth, and even engage ...
gave manor to his wife Louis Charlotte, and thus manor remained the property of the crown until the beginning of the 20th century. Louis Charlotte was from
Brandenburg
Brandenburg, officially the State of Brandenburg, is a States of Germany, state in northeastern Germany. Brandenburg borders Poland and the states of Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. It is the List of Ger ...
and that's how manor got it German name. Initially it was owned by the Duchy, but after its dissolution it becomes the estate of the Russian crown. The present manor house was built later, around 1743. Even so manor house is the oldest stone buildings in Jelgava district in the recent centuries it has been rebuilt and destroyed several times. Some manor buildings erected in 16th century are still in a satisfactory condition. At the end of the 19th century manor gates has been built. In 20th century, in the 1980s the manor complex was renovated.Bramberģes muižas komplekss ar parku /ref>
The manor remained property of the Crown even after the
Duchy of Courland
The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia was a duchy in the Baltic region, then known as Livonia, that existed from 1561 to 1569 as a nominal vassal state of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and subsequently made part of the Crown of the Polish Kingd ...
was annexed by
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...
, it become the estate of the Russian crown. The manor formerly used by the municipality and the local
collective farm
Collective farming and communal farming are various types of "agricultural production in which multiple farmers run their holdings as a joint enterprise". There are two broad types of communal farms: agricultural cooperatives, in which member-o ...
is now privately owned.
See also
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List of palaces and manor houses in Latvia
This is a list of palaces and manor houses in Latvia built after the 16th century. This list does not include castles, which are listed in a List of castles in Latvia, separate article. And as there are more than 1000 manor houses and palaces in ...