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Biron (Бирон) Ernst Johann von
(1690—1772)

Ernst Johann von Biron was a Duke of Courland and Semigallia (1737) and regent of the Russian Empire (1740). Born as Ernst Johann Biren (German: Bühren in Kalnciems, Semigallia, he was the grandson of a groom in the service of Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland, who bestowed upon him a small estate, which Biron's father inherited and where Biron... More...

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