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François-Louis de Bourbon, prince de Conti 1664-1709

François Louis de Bourbon, le Grand Conti, was Prince de Conti, succeeding his brother, Louis Armand de Bourbon, in 1685. Until this date, he used the title of Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon
Size 8 x 14 cms
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Octavio Piccolomini. 1599-1656

Ottavio Piccolomini was an Italian nobleman whose military career included service as a Spanish general and then as a field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire
Artist: Sysang
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Phillip IV, King of Spain 1605-1665

Philip IV, also called the Planet King, was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered for his patronage of the arts, including such artists as Diego Velázquez, and his rule over Spain during the Thirty Years’ War.
Date:1638
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Wenzel Norbert Octavian, Count of Kinsky 1642-1719

Wenzel came from the Bohemian noble family of Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau and was the younger brother of Francis, Count of Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. After studying law at Charles University in Prague and his Grand Tour, Kinsky entered the civil service. He became President of the Court of Appeal in 1688, Vice-Chairman of Bohemia in 1689, Privy and Conference Councilor, Supreme Court Judge in 1696 and Supreme Chamber Treasurer and Imperial Commissioner in the Bohemian Parliament in 1701.
Size 10 x 16 cms
Price £28.00

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Guido Wald Rüdiger, Count of Starhemberg 1657-1737

Austrian military officer and by birth member of the House of Starhemberg. He was a cousin of Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, the famous commander of Vienna during the Turkish siege of 1683, and acted as his aide-de-camp during that siege
Size 9 x 15 cms
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Maximilian I, duke of Bavaria 1573-1651

Maximilian I, occasionally called the Great, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, ruled as Duke of Bavaria from 1597. His reign was marked by the Thirty Years’ War during which he obtained the title of a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire at the 1623 Diet of Regensburg
Size 8 x 13 cms
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