Category Archives: German

Johann Lorenz von Mosheim 1693-1755

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Johann Lorenz von Mosheim was a German Lutheran theologian who founded the pragmatic school of church historians, which insisted on objective, critical treatment of original sources. In 1723, Mosheim became a professor at Helmstedt and in 1747 was made professor of divinity and chancellor of the university at Göttingen.

Artist/Engraver Georg Daniel Heumann, 1750
Size 34 x 24cms
Price £28.00

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Ferdinand Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein 1628-1698

Ferdinand Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein was a German prince member of the House of Dietrichstein, 3rd Prince (Fürst) of Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, Princely Count (gefürsteter Graf) of Tarasp, Baron (Freiherr) of Hollenburg, Finkenstein and Thalberg; in addition, he served as Lord Chamberlain (Obersthofmeister), Conference Minister (Konferenzminister) and Privy Councilor (Geheimrat) of Emperor Leopold I, and Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece since 1668. Ferdinand Joseph married  Princess Marie Elisabeth of Eggenberg 1640-1715, eldest child and only surviving daughter of Johann Anton I, Prince of Eggenberg, Duke of Krumau and Princely Count (gefürsteter Graf) of Gradisca and his wife, Margravine Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Thanks to his marriage (who related him with the House of Hohenzollern) and the unions of his siblings with members of the first noble families of the Habsburg monarchy (including the Houses of Auersperg, Kaunitz, Liechtenstein, Lobkowitz, Montecuccoli, Trauttmandsorff and Schwarzenberg),

Artist/Engraver Franciscus van der Steen
Size 26 x 17 cms
Price £38.00

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Johann Caspar von Ampringen 1619-1684

Johann Caspar von Ampringen was the 48th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, serving from 27 January 1664 until his death Wrocław, Poland

Size 29 x 38 cms
Price £38.00

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Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse 1806-1877

Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine was Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1848 until his death in 1877

Artist/Engraver August Kneisel after Cäcilie Brandt circa 1820
Size 19 x 15 cms
Price £14.00

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Johann Friedrich Hirt 1719-1783 German theologian

In 1775 he was appointed as the first professor of the theological faculty in Wittenberg. He thus became senior pastor at the Wittenberg town church , general superintendent of the Saxon electoral district and assessor at the Wittenberg consistory . He held these offices until his death in 1783. In his writings he deals with the exegesis of the Old Testament, Hebrew grammar and archaeology and other Semitic languages.

Artist/Engraver G. C. Schmidt
Size 20 x 17 cms
Price £18.00

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Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden 1655-1707

As a war hero, Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden-Baden (1655–1707) garnered great praise. Simultaneously, he was a ruling sovereign and, in Sibylla Augusta, had a wife who loved him. And yet, he was in no way satisfied with his political success when he began building his residence in Rastatt.

Artist/Engraver Meyer
Size 23 x 16 cms
Price £14.00

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Leopold Wilhelm, Margrave of Baden-Baden 1626-1671

Second son of Wilhelm, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Catharina Ursula von Hohenzollern–Hechingen. He was also the uncle of Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden.
The first Reichs-Generalfeldmarschall of the Reichsarmee in 1664, he fought against Sweden in Pomerania and against the Turks in Hungary at the Battle of Saint Gotthard. He was Governor and head of the General staff in Warasdin, Croatia, which was part of the Holy Roman Empire (1198–1806).

Artist/Engraver Johann Hoffmann (1629-1698)
Size 36 x 27 cms
Price £48.00

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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. An able soldier, his ambition led to conflicts that limited his ultimate dynastic achievements.
He was born in Munich to Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria and Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (d.1676). His maternal grandparents were Victor Amadeus I of Savoy and Christine of France, daughter of King Henry IV of France.

Artist/Engraver Karl Gustav Amling, 1682
Size 18 x 15 cms
Price £18.00

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Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel 1797-1889

Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (Duchess of Cambridge)  was the wife of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, the tenth-born child, and seventh son, of George III of the United Kingdom and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The longest-lived daughter-in-law of George III, she was the maternal grandmother of Mary of Teck, wife of George V.

Artist/Engraver
Size 29 x 23 cms
Price £28.00

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