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
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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
Price £14.00
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