Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria was an Austrian military commander, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1647 to 1656, and a patron of the arts
Size 8 x 14 cms
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Category Archives: Austrian
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria 1662-1726
Maximilian II, also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last governor of the Spanish Netherlands and duke of Luxembourg.
Size 8.3 x 14.5 cms
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Eduard von Bach 1814-1884
Baron Eduard von Bach was a son of the lawyer Michael Bach; his brothers were the composer Otto Bach and the politician Alexander von Bach. Bach studied at the University of Vienna, among other things. Cameral Sciences and, after successfully completing it, got a job in the state administration. Bach received his first major task in 1846 when he was appointed district captain in Galicia and Bukovina. He held this position for over two years. In mid-1849 he was appointed civil commissioner to Transylvania until the end of 1850. Eduard was raised to the rank of baron with the same coat of arms as a bearer of the Order of the Iron Crown 1st Class and in recognition of his services in 1854, shortly after the appointment of his brother Alexander .
Artist: Hofelich
Size 15 x 23 cms
Price £28.00
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Franz Moritz von Lacy 1725-1801
Franz Moritz Graf von Lacy was a Baltic German-born Austrian military leader, he was the son of Count Peter von Lacy and was a famous Austrian field marshal. He served during the reign of Maria Theresa and was a close friend to Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, becoming one of the latter’s advisers.
Size 8.5 x 14 cms
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Prince Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1737-1815
In 1793/4, Prince Josias was the principal Commander of the Austrian forces in the Netherlands and one of Britain’s allies during the War of the First Coalition against revolutionary France. Along with General Count Clairfayt, he won major victories at Aldenhoven and Neerwinden against Dumouriez, and it was he who selected the newly-arrived Duke of York to command the siege operations against Valenciennes.
Size 11 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
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Charles VI. 1685 – 1740 Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1711 until his death, succeeding his elder brother, Joseph I. He unsuccessfully claimed the throne of Spain following the death of his relative, Charles II
Size 12 x 18.5 cms
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Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria 1649-1664
Son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, his titles included Archduke of Austria, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights and bishop of Olmütz, and Breslau, Passau. He died on his early teens.
Date:1649
Size 11.6 x 14.5 cms
Price £28.00
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Leopold V, Archduke of Austria 1586-1632
Archduke of Further Austria was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria, and the younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria
Size 10.5 x 14.5 cms
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Maximilian Breuner Freiherr von Stübing 1592–1635
Colonel Hereditary Chamberlain in Gorizia was the President of the Imperial Court Chamber.
Size 17 x 28 cms
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Johann Fernberger von Aur 1511-1584
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
Size 18 x 28 cms
Price £28.00
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