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992

Georg Ulrich Graf von Wolkenstein-Rodenegg 1598-1663

Georg Ulrich von Wolkenstein-Rodeneck came from the Tyrolean noble family of Wolkenstein-Rodeneck and was born the son of Baron Sigmund von Wolkenstein (died March 18, 1624) and his wife Anna Helena von Firmian. Abbess Claudia Seraphica von Wolkenstein-Rodeneck (1625–1688) was his cousin. He owned Bruck Castle in East Tyrol, which he sold to Archduke Ferdinand Karl in 1642.
German canon and envoy to the Peace Congress of Westphalia, the Frankfurt Deputation Day (1643–1645), and the Imperial Diet in Regensburg in 1653.
Size 12 x 18 cms

Engraver Matthäus Merian
Price £28.00

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2156

Anna Luise Föhse, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau 1677-1745

Anna Louise Föhse, Princess of the Holy Roman Empire was a German imperial princess. Born as a commoner to Rudolf Föhse (d. 1698), the court pharmacist in Dessau, and his wife, Agnes Ohme (d. 1707), she married Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and was later ennobled by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.
Artist: Sysang
Date:
Size 16 x 28 cms
Price £14.00

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1969

Albrecht I 1236-1279 ( Albrecht der Große or Tall)

A member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1252 and the first ruler of the newly created Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1269 until his death.
Artist: Eisenmenger
Date:
Size 7 x 18 cms
Price £14.00

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494

Abraham Gotthelf Kästner 1719-1800

German mathematician and epigrammatist. He was known in his professional life for writing textbooks and compiling encyclopedias rather than for original research. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg was one of his doctoral students, and admired the man greatly.
Size 12 x 14 cms
Price £28.00

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