Question
A mercantilist ruler of this state was described by a contemporary as “too rich and powerful to be a duke but too small and poor to be a king.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this unusually small colonial power that established the first European settlement on St Andrew’s Island in the Gambia River and colonized Tobago. This vassal state was founded by Gotthard Kettler.
ANSWER: Duchy of Courland and Semigallia [or Kurzemes un Zemgales hercogiste or Ducatus Curlandiae et Semigalliae or Księstwo Kurlandii i Semigalii or Herzogtum Kurland und Semgallen or Hertigdömet Kurland och Semgallen; accept Curonians]
[10m] Kettler founded the Duchy of Courland after the end of this organization in 1561. This organization, a branch of the Teutonic Knights, ruled most of the Terra Mariana in Estonia and Latvia during the late medieval era.
ANSWER: Livonian Order [accept Livonian Brothers of the Sword]
[10e] Kettler’s foundation of the duchy was similar to the formation of this state by Albert, the last grand master of the Teutonic Knights. Brandenburg was unified with this state under its Hohenzollern dynasty.
ANSWER: Duchy of Prussia [accept Kingdom of Prussia or Brandenburg-Prussia]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 33% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 20% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Durham A | Oxford A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |