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Pope Clement XI 1649-1721

Pope Clement XI (Latin: Clemens XI; Italian: Clemente XI; 23 July 1649 – 19 March 1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 November 1700 to his death in March 1721.Clement XI was a patron of the arts and of science. He was also a great benefactor of the Vatican Library; his interest in archaeology is credited with saving much of Rome’s antiquity. He authorized expeditions which succeeded in rediscovering various ancient Christian writings and authorized excavations of the Roman catacombs.
Size 9 x 16 cms
Price £28.00

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Francesco Pignatelli 1652-1734

Born at Senise, in the province of Potenza, he entered the order of Theatines in 1665 (age 13). On September 27, 1684, after being nominated by King Charles II of Spain, he was elected archbishop of Taranto. He was recruited by Pope Clement XI to be nuncio to Poland, where he attempted to work on the schism between Catholics and Ruthenians (Ukrainians and Polish). On 19 February 1703 he was transferred to the metropolitan see of Naples and occupied it until his
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Size 9 x 15 cms
Price £14.00

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Odoardo Farnese Duke of Parma 1612-1646

Odoardo Farnese, also known as Odoardo I Farnese to distinguish him from his grandson Odoardo II Farnese, was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1622 to 1646.
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Size 17 x 28 cms
Price £28.00

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Ambrogio Spinola Doria, 1st Marquess of The Balbases 1569-1630

Italian condottiero and nobleman of the Republic of Genoa, who served as a Spanish general and won a number of important battles.
Size 8 x 13 cms
Price £14.00

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Ambrogio Spinola Doria, 1st Marquess of The Balbases 1569 –1630

Italian condottiero and nobleman of the Republic of Genoa, who served as a Spanish general and won a number of important battles.
Artist: after Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt
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Size 19 x 26.5 cms
Price £28.00

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Francis IV, Duke of Modena 1779-1846

Francis IV Joseph Charles Ambrose Stanislaus was Duke of Modena, Reggio, and Mirandola, Duke of Massa and Prince of Carrara, Archduke of Austria-Este, Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Francis was born in Milan. His father was Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este, Duke of Breisgau, his mother Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d’Este, Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara, Lady of Lunigiana.

Artist: Rosmasler
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Size 7 x 11 cms
Price £14.00

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Paolo Renier 1710-1789

Venetian statesman, the 119th, and penultimate, Doge of Venice. He was an orator and tactician, and served as ambassador to Constantinople and to Vienna. His election as Doge was unpopular, and he was the subject of numerous menacing letters at the time.
Size 18 x 26 cms
Price £28.00

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Pandolfo Collenuccio 1444-1505

Italian Renaissance humanist, Civil Servant and writer. Born in Pesaro and educated in Padua, Collenuccio first served the Sforza rulers of Pesaro, but was dismissed when Giovanni Sforza succeeded in 1483.
Size 15 x 19 cms
Price £28.00

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Cosimo de’ Medici 1712-1764

Cosimo di Giovanni de’ Medici, called “the Elder” and posthumously “Father of the Fatherland”, was an Italian banker and politician, the first member of the Medici family that de facto ruled Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance.
Size 12 x 18.5 cms
Price £28.00

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Enrico Cialdini, Duca di Gaeta 1811-1892 General

Enrico Cialdini, Duke of Gaeta (Castelvetro di Modena, 8 August 1811 – Livorno, 8 September 1892), was an Italian nobleman, general, diplomat and politician. He was one of the most important military figures of the Piedmontese army and later of the Italian Royal Army, in particular during the Piedmontese campaign in central Italy of 1860, the siege of Gaeta, the repression of the post-unification Italian Brigandage and the Third Italian War of Independence
Size 17 x 22 cms
Price £28.00

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