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János Héderváry 1620-1662

Before 1645, he studied at the Roman Collegium Germanicum – Hungarium for 4 years. Canon of Bratislava in 1646 and of Győr from 1651. Abbot of Zirci from 1647. From 1653, papal pronotary and archdeacon of Komárom. From April 26, 1658, he was titular bishop of Scopi. After the death of his nephew Lőrinc in December 1658, he interceded with the king for the boyhood of his niece Katalin Héderváry. Royal councilor from 1659. He died in August or September 1662, and is mentioned as deceased on September 12.
Size 5.5 x 9 cms
Price £14.00

Ref:2816

Louis II de Lorraine-Guise 1555-1588

Louis II de Lorraine, cardinal de Guise was a French prelate, Cardinal and politician during the latter French Wars of Religion. The third son of François de Lorraine, duke of Guise and Anne d’Este Louis was destined for a career in the church.
Artist: Balthazar Moncornet 1630-70
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Size 11.5 x 16 cms
Price £28.00

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King Alfonso I 693-757

Alfonso I of Asturias, called the Catholic, was the third king of Asturias, reigning from 739 to his death in 757. His reign saw an extension of the Christian domain of Asturias, reconquering Galicia and León.
Size 6 x 11 cms
Price £14.00

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Charles de Lorraine 1524 -1574

Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Chevreuse, was a French Cardinal, a member of the powerful House of Guise. He was known at first as the Cardinal of Guise, and then as the second Cardinal of Lorraine, after the death of his uncle, Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine.
Size 4 x 7 cms
Price £14.00

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Andrea Palladio 1508-1580

Andrea Palladio was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of the most influential individuals in the history of architecture.
Size 4.5 x 8 cms
Price £14.00

Ref:2822

Annibale Gonzaga 1602-1668

He was the son of Ferrante de Gazzuolo and Isabella Gonzaga, and thus a member of the Italian ducal family Gonzaga.
He joined the Imperial army. In 1634 he was already colonel of a regiment. He rose quickly through the ranks, partly by his competences, partly by his family name (Eleonora Gonzaga was the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, wife of Emperor Ferdinand II). Gonzaga was one of the commanders at the Battle of Nördlingen (1634). In 1640, he became commander of the city of Vienna. Two bastions he built were named after him. In 1642 he commanded with Count Bruay the right wing of the imperial army in the disastrous Battle of Breitenfeld. A year later, he commanded an imperial army in Hungary.
Size 5.5 x 9 cms
Price £14.00

Ref:2823

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor 1578-1637

Ferdinand II was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637. He was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria and Maria of Bavaria, who were devout Catholics.
Size 18 x 26 cms
Price £28.00

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Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand 1609-1641

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand (also known as Don Fernando de Austria, Cardenal-Infante Fernando de España and as Ferdinand von Österreich; May) was a Spanish and Portuguese prince (Infante of Spain, Infante of Portugal (until 1640)), Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, Cardinal of the Holy Catholic Church, Archduke of Austria, Archbishop of Toledo (1619–41), and a general during the Thirty Years’ War, the Eighty Years’ War, and the Franco-Spanish War. He is largely considered to be the best Spanish general of the time with some contemporary sources claiming him to be the last great general of the Spanish Empire. He is as well, one of few generals to be undefeated on the battlefield.
Size 9 x 13 cms
Price £14.00

Ref:2830

Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria 1614-1662

Younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand III, was an Austrian soldier, administrator and patron of the arts. He held a number of military commands, with limited success, and served as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, before returning to Vienna in 1656.
Size 8 x 13 cms
Price £14.00

Ref:2832

Gaston, Duke of Orléans 1608-1660

Monsieur Gaston, Duke of Orléans , was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his second wife, Marie de’ Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a Fils de France. He later acquired the title Duke of Orléans, by which he was generally known during his adulthood. As the eldest surviving brother of King Louis XIII, he was known at court by the traditional honorific Monsieur.
Size 8 x 13 cms
Price £14.00

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