The Courland Governorate, initially organized in 1795–1796 as the Courland Viceroyalty , was a province (guberniya) and one of the Baltic governorates of the Russian Empire. Its territory corresponded to the historical regions of Kurzeme, Zemgale and Sēlija in modern-day Latvia, as well as the coastal strip of Palanga in modern Lithuania.
- Country
- Russian Empire, Russian Republic, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
- Inception
- December 24, 1796