The Courland Viceroyalty was one of the Baltic administrative regions of the Russian Empire.

In 1796, the Viceroyalty had its name changed to the Courland Governorate. The Viceroyalty was created in 1795 out of the territory of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia which was incorporated into the Russian Empire as the province of Courland following the Third Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The Viceroyalty had its capital at Mitau (now Jelgava).

Courland Viceroyalty
Курляндское вице-королевство
Viceroyalty of Russian Empire
1795–1796
CapitalMitau
History 
 Established
1795
 Disestablished
1796
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
Governorate of Courland
Today part ofLatvia
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