Category Archives: Ecclesiastical

Franz Anton von Harrach 1665-1727

Franz Anton von Harrach zu Rorau was appointed coadjutor of Vienna and Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria in 1701, was from 1702 to 1705 Prince-Bishop of Vienna, 1705 coadjutor of Salzburg, and ruled from 1709 to 1727. He was considered one of the most notable Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg.
Size 9 x 15 cms
Price £14.00

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Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz 1613-1679

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

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Count Ernst Adalbert of Harrach 1598-1667

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 1682-1756

 

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

Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg 1553-1626


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

 

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Sigismund von Kollonitsch 1677-1751


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 1664-1752

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

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