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Me otne
Mežotne (German: Mesothen) is a town in Latvia 10 km west of Bauska and 40 km south of the capital of Latvia, Riga. It lies in the historical region of Zemgale on the left bank of the Lielupe river near the Lithuanian border.
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- Me otne
- Map of MeC5BEotne MeC5BEotne parish LV 3918 Latvia
- Bauska castle rund le palace me otne palace
- Meotne Palace
- References
Map of Me%C5%BEotne, Me%C5%BEotne parish, LV-3918, Latvia
Bauska castle rund le palace me otne palace
Mežotne Palace
An ancient Semigallian castle mound is located near Mežotne. Mežotne Palace was the former Lieven family estate and now serves as the main residence of Freemasonry Grand Lodge of Latvia. Countess, later HSH Princess Dorothea von Lieven, a noblewoman and wife of Prince Christopher Lieven, Russian ambassador to London called "Sibylle of the European Diplomacy" was buried in the family cemetery near the palace.
Dorothea von Medem, Countess of Courland was born there in 1761.
References
Mežotne Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA