John succeeded his father in Anhalt-Zerbst, which was politically unstable during the Thirty Years War, at only four months of age. John made Lutheranism the official religion of Zerbst
Artist: M.B.
Date:
Size 22 x 33 cms
Price £35.00
Ref:2946
Category Archives: German
Johann Wilhelm II, Graf von Würmbrand 1658-1716
Johann Wilhelm II, Elector Palatine (“Jan Wellem”) 1658-1716 of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Elector Palatine , Duke Palatine of Neuburg/Danube Duke of Jülich and Berg and Duke of Upper Palatinate.. From 1697 onwards Johann Wilhelm was also Count of Megen.
Artist Franz Lippold 1688-1768 /Johann Wilhelm Windter 1696-1765
Size 33 x 20
Price £40.00
Ref: 3502
Georg von Wolfframsdorff 1615-1694
Wolframsdorf or Wolfframsdorf is the name of an old noble family from Vogtland , Meissen and Thuringia with their ancestral home in Teichwolframsdorf am Krebsbach near Greiz .
The family coat of arms shows a leaping wolf, carrying a stag’s antlers bleeding on the scab in its fangs. On the helmet with red-silver covers an open flight, the left wing divided by silver and red obliquely left, the other obliquely right.
Size 31 x 19 cm
Price £28.00
Ref:3583
Levin August von Bennigsen 1745-1826
German general in the service of the Russian Empire. Bennigsen made a name for himself in Russian history as the man who fought Napoleon Bonaparte with distinction at the Battle of Eylau; but, suffering from ill-health, he was then defeated at Friedland several months later. Bennigsen also played a pivotal role in decisively defeating Napoleon in the War of the Sixth Coalition.
Artist/Engraver H.de Seidel
Size 24 x 17 cms
Price £18.00
Ref:3663
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
William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 1602-1637
Member of the House of Hesse, was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1627 to 1637. Having come to rule in unfavorable circumstances and in the midst of the Thirty Years’ War, he continued to suffer losses of territory and wealth.
Engraved by Daniel Meisner (1585 – 162
Size 14 x 9 cm
Price £38.00
Ref:3562
Albert VII 1559-1621
Albert VII was the ruling Archduke of Austria for a few months in 1619 and, jointly with his wife, Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1598 and 1621. Prior to this, he had been a cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, viceroy of Portugal and Governor General of the Habsburg Netherlands
Size 17.5 x 26.5 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:832
Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck 1620-1692
Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck was a German and Dutch Field Marshal and, for the last three years of his life, Grand Master of the Order of Saint John
Size 5.5 x 9 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:2871
Eleonora Gonzaga 1598–1655
Eleonora Gonzaga, was born Princess of Mantua as a member of the House of Gonzaga and by marriage Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia.
Size 17 x 28 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2250
Maria Anna, Archduchess of Bavaria 1610-1665
Maria Anna von Habsburg, Erzherzogin von Österreich, also known as Maria Anna von Bayern or Maria-Anna, Kurfürstin von Bayern was a German regent, Electress of Bavaria by marriage to Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, and co-regent of the Electorate of Bavaria during the minority of her son Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria from 1651 to 1654.
Size 17 x 28 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2917