He was born on 8 February 1657, into the noble Falconieri family, son of Paolo Francesco and Vittoria del Bufalo. Pope Benedict XIII elevated him to the rank of cardinal of the title of Santa Maria della Scala in the consistory of 11 September 1724. He died on 26 January 1734 at the age of 77.
Size 9 x 14 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:2865
French churchman, writer of memoirs, and agitator in the Fronde.
The Florentine banking and noble Gondi family had been introduced into France by Catherine de’ Medici; Catherine offered Jérome (Girolamo) de Gondi in 1573 the château that he made the nucleus of the Château de Saint-Cloud; his hôtel in the Faubourg Saint-Germain of Paris became the Hôtel de Condé in the following generation. The Gondi acquired great estates in Brittany and became connected with the noblest houses of the kingdom.
Artist/Engraver Picart
Size 19 x 14 cms
Price £18.00
Ref:3658
Count Ernst Adalbert of Harrach (Ernst Adalbert von Harrach; Czech: Arnošt Vojtěch hrabé z Harrach; 4 November 1598 – 25 October 1667) was an Austrian Catholic Cardinal who was appointed Archbishop of Prague and Prince-Bishop of Trento.
Artist/Engraver Picart
Size 20 x 15cms
Price £18.00
Ref:3657
Franz Georg von Schönborn was a German nobleman who served as Archbishop and Elector of Trier from 1729 until his death in 1756. He was also Prince-Bishop of Worms and Prince-Provost of Ellwangen from 1732.
Artist/Engraver
Size 19 x 11 cms
Price £18.00
Ref:3603
Archbishop-Elector of Mainz from 1604 to 1626. He commissioned the Schloss Johannisburg, which was built in Aschaffenburg from 1605 to 1614. Under his reign the old arsenal building was finished.
Engraved by Willem de Passe 1597-1637
Size 26 x 23 cm
Price £38.00
Ref:3564
Archbishop-Elector of Mainz from 1604 to 1626. He commissioned the Schloss Johannisburg, which was built in Aschaffenburg from 1605 to 1614. Under his reign the old arsenal building was finished.
Engraved by or after Willem de Passe 1597-1637
Size 29 x 20 cm
Price £38.00
Ref:3563
Franz Seraph von Dietrichstein, (1570-1636) of the Austrian and Moravian House of Dietrichstein, was Prince of Dietrichstein, Archbishop of Olomouc, Governor of Moravia and a Cardina
Artist: Adriaen van Bloemen 1639-1697
Engraver Tobias Sadler 1641 – 1679
Size 27 x 16 cm
Price £28.00
Ref:3542
Sigismund von Kollonitsch 1677-1751
Sigismund von Kollonitsch; Kollonitz, Kollonic, Kollonics, Collonicz was titular Bishop of Scutari, Bishop of Waitzen, and was from 1716 to 1722 Prince-Bishop of Vienna, then from 1722 to 1751 the first Prince-Archbishop of Vienna. He was raised in 1727 to the cardinalate by Pope Benedict XIII.
Artist: Jacob van Schuppen 1670-1751
Engraver Gustav Adolph Müller 1694-1767
Size 37 x 24 cm
Price £28.00
Ref:3541
Giulio Alberoni was an Italian cardinal and statesman in the service of Philip V of Spain. He is known also for being a remarkable soldier and great gourmet who advised the Spanish court on table manners and menus.
Size 9 x 15 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:2863
Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony
Engraver Johann Michael Söckler 1744-1781
Size 32 x 21cm
Price £28.00
Ref:3536