Born in Mantua, he was the eldest son of Duke Vincenzo I and Eleonora de’ Medici.
Francesco became Duke upon his father’s death on 9 February 1612. He died at Mantua on 22 December 1612 without male heirs. He was succeeded by his brother Ferdinand; however, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, the father of Francesco’s wife Margaret of Savoy, disputed this, leading to the War of the Montferrat Succession (1613–1617).
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Johann Jakob Khisl von Kaltenbrunn, also Hanns Jakob Khiesel von Kaltenbrunn; Jacob Khisel Graf zu Gottschee; Jacob Khißl Graf zu Cotsche; Hanns Jakob Khisl Graf von und zu Gottschee, Baron zu Kaltenbrunn and Gannowitz (* 1565 or 1564 in Kaltenbrunn Castle on the Laibach (today Fužine Castle), Moste district of Ljubljana municipality; † 1638 or 1637 in Vienna) was an Austrian statesman under Ferdinand II. a.[1] He was a member of the noble House of Khisl.
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Imperial troop leader, born in 1511 in Aur an der Etsch, 1584 as mayor of Vienna. The son of a landsknecht and growing up without any schooling, F. chose a career as a soldier, was enlisted in the imperial occupation troops in Italy in 1530 and subsequently took part in the war against Francis 1 of France. Sent to the army in Hungary in 1540, he was wounded in a bloody but unsuccessful attack on Ofen and was taken prisoner by the Turks in a later battle. After he had freed himself again by paying a ransom, he came to this again in the Milanese war
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Johann Michael came from the noble family Althann . He was chamberlain, Privy Councilor and finally from 1716 to 1722 Oberstallmeister under Charles VI. His offices were not very significant, but he exercised a significant influence as Karl’s personal favorite.
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Johann Michael came from the noble family Althann . He was chamberlain, Privy Councilor and finally from 1716 to 1722 Oberstallmeister under Charles VI. His offices were not very significant, but he exercised a significant influence as Karl’s personal favorite.
Size 19.5 x 29.5 cms
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He was nicknamed Albert the Bold or Albert the Courageous and founded the Albertine line of the House of Wettin.
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Ruler of the Duchy of Mantua and Montferrat from 1587 to 1612. He was married to Eleonora di Medici in 1584 and his daughter, Eleonore Gonzaga, married Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.
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Hans Breuner Freiherr von Stübing (1570 – 1632 Vienna): Hanns Preiner Freyherr zu Stübing. General-Feldzeugmeister under Emperor Rudolf II.
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Victor Amadeus I was the Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637. He was also known as the Lion of Susa.
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British statesman who succeeded his grandfather Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich as the Earl of Sandwich in 1729, at the age of ten.
Artist: Schmidt
Date:1787
Size 8 x 13 cms
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