Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1824 to 1859. He married twice; first to Maria Anna of Saxony, and after her death in 1832, to Maria Antonia of the Two-Sicilies. By the latter, he begat his eventual successor, Ferdinand.
Size 6 x 10 cms
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Raimondo, Count of Montecuccoli was an Italian-born professional soldier who served the Habsburg Monarchy. He was also a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Melfi, in the Kingdom of Naples.
Date:1646
Size 11 x 16 cms
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Grand Duchess of Tuscany by her marriage to Cosimo II in 1609 until his death in 1621.
Size 8.5 x 14 cms
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Born in Mantua, he was the eldest son of Duke Vincenzo I and Eleonora de’ Medici.
Francesco became Duke upon his father’s death on 9 February 1612. He died at Mantua on 22 December 1612 without male heirs. He was succeeded by his brother Ferdinand; however, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, the father of Francesco’s wife Margaret of Savoy, disputed this, leading to the War of the Montferrat Succession (1613–1617).
Size 17 x 28 cms
Price £28.00
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Ruler of the Duchy of Mantua and Montferrat from 1587 to 1612. He was married to Eleonora di Medici in 1584 and his daughter, Eleonore Gonzaga, married Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Size 16 x 28 cms
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Antonii Merendae lawyer from Florence
Artist: Frans Pilsen
Date:1655
Size 20 x 31 cms
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Pope Urban VIII was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in 1644. He expanded the papal territory by force of arms and advantageous politicking, and was also a prominent patron of the arts and a reformer of Church missions
Size 7 x 11 cms
Price £14.00
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Charles Emmanuel III Savoy of Sardinia, King of Sardinia, Duke of Savoy, was born 27 April 1701 in Turin to Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666-1732) and Anne Marie of Orléans (1669-1728) and died 20 March 1773 inTurin of unspecified causes. He married Anne Christine von Sulzbach (1704-1723)
Size 4 x 7 cms
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Jesuit and cardinal from Cosenza, elevated on 29 November 1719; appointed Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio.
Size 10 x 15 cms
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In 1587, Girolamo joined the Spanish army, against the will of his family. First he served under Alexander Farnese in the Dutch Revolt. Then he fought against King Henry IV of France, more specifically at Ligne (1590) and Rouen (1592). Later he commanded an army unit in Friesland, Brabant and Flanders. In the Franco-Spanish War (1595-1598) he first fought in some smaller battles in the border area. But in 1597, he participated in the Siege of Amiens, where he became leader of the besieged Spanish troops, when General Porto-Carrero was killed. He defended the city with great courage, and was honoured by King Henry IV of France, when he had to surrender the city on September 25.
Size 17 x 28 cms
Price £28.00
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