Aizupe Manor
historical manorial estate in Latvia
Aizupe Manor (Latvian: Aizupes muižas pils, German: Gut Ahsuppen) is a manor house built in late classicism style in Vāne Parish, Tukums Municipality, in the Courland region of Latvia. Construction of the manor was completed in 1823. The building housed a forestry school from 1939 to 1985.
History
On the basis of the Treaty of Vilnius (November 1561), the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia was created from the part of Latvia between the west bank of the Daugava River and the Baltic Sea, specifically for Gotthard Kettler of the House of Kettler. At that time, the estate of Aizupe Manor came under the control of Gotthard Kettler, Duke of Courland and Semigallia, the last master of the Order of the Brothers of the Sword. Subsequent to 1561, the Duchy remained under the rule of the House of Kettler until the male line died out with the exception of Ernst Johann Biron and his son Peter von Biron.
Shortly afterward the establishment of the Duchy, the Duke granted Aizupe Manor to his counselor, Latvian diplomat Salomon Henning (1528-1589). Henning later authored Chronicle of Livonia and Courland, including a moving account of the Siege of Cēsis Castle (1577).
In 1719, the manor became property of the heirs of Henning. It later passed to the House of Koskull (also known as von Koskul or von Koskulus).
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