Capliers was the son of the appellate councilor Albrecht Ritter von Capliers († 1614) and Magdalena von Udritsch (Magdalena z Údrče). After his father’s early death, his grandfather Caspar Ritter von Capliers took over the upbringing. He was taken prisoner as a participant in the Bohemian Uprising of 1618 and was beheaded on June 21, 1621 and his assets confiscated. The mother then fled to relatives and Caspar Zdenko became an imperial officer. In 1632 he inherited the Ober-Koblitz (Horní Chobolice) estate from a cousin. In 1642 he achieved the rank of colonel sergeant, in 1646 lieutenant colonel and a year later he was promoted to commander of eight companies of cuirassiers. In 1649 he received the patent for a regiment of cavalry. With the regiment he fought for the Spanish against the French in the Milan area. .
Size 13.5 x 18 cms
Price £28.00

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Sigmund Adam was a son of Johann Bernhard von Traun of the Maissau line, from his marriage to Maria Freiin von Auersperg. He initially served Archduke Matthias at court (as cupbearer), became a Lower Austrian Estates Councilor in 1623, and then Emperor Ferdinand II’s Chamberlain, Privy Councilor, Lord High Steward, and President of the Imperial Treasury. Later, he became Land Marshal and General of the Land in Lower Austria, dying in the latter rank at the age of 65. Around 1630, Sigmund Adam was forced to sell the Traun estate and castle to Werner t’Serklaes von Tilly, the nephew of Field Marshal Johann t’Serclaes von Tilly. In 1635, he acquired Bockfließ Castle from Count Franz Christoph Khevenhüller.
Size 16 x 27.5 cms
Price £28.00

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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.
Size 17 x 28 cms
Price £28.00

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