Category Archives: Spanish

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Don Juan of Austria 1547-1578

 

Spanish admiral and governor, known to Elizabethans as Don John. Born in Regensburg, Germany, to commoner Barbara Blomberg, Don Juan, the natural son of Emperor Charles V, was brought to Brussels, where his mother married. In 1550 Charles had the boy, called Jeromín, taken to Spain by a servant couple, and then, in 1554, transferred to the castle of his chief of household, Don Luis de Quijada, and his wife, Doña Magdalena de Ulloa, at Villagarcía de Campos.

Artist/Engraver Jacob Matham (extensive text verso)
Size 28 x 18 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:3659

948

Claude Lamoral, 3rd Prince of Ligne 1618-1679

Claude Lamoral, 3rd Prince of Ligne, Prince of Epinoy, Marquis of Roubaix and Count of Fauquemberg, was a nobleman from the Spanish Netherlands, a soldier and diplomat in the service of Philip IV of Spain and Charles II of Spain.
Size 16 x 23 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:948

2913

Eleonora Gonzaga 1598-1655

Eleonora Gonzaga was born a princess of Mantua as a member of the House of Gonzaga, and by marriage to Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, was Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia. Nicknamed the Elder (German: Ältere) to distinguish herself from her namesake great-niece, during her tenure, the Imperial court in Vienna became one of the centers of European Baroque music. As empress, Eleanora was a supporter of the Counter-Reformation.
Size 17 x 28 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:2913

1911

Eleonora Gonzaga. Duchess of Mantua 1630-1686

Eleonora Gonzaga was by birth Princess of Mantua, Nevers and Rethel from the Nevers branch of the House of Gonzaga and was Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia by marriage to Emperor Ferdinand III.
Artist: A.Bloem
Date:
Size 12 x 18 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:1911

2834

Gaspar de Bracamonte, 3rd Count of Peñaranda 1595-1676

Bracamonte was born in 1595 in Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Spain. He married his niece Maria de Bracamonte, daughter of his older brother Balthazar Emmanuel, and 3rd Countess of Peñaranda. They had one son, Gregory, 4th Count of Peñaranda, who died without legitimate heirs in 1689
Size 8 x 14 cms
Price £14.00

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Archduke Ernest of Austria 1553-1595

Son of Maximillian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria of Spain; brother of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor. Educated in the court of Spain. Governor of Austria from 1576. Knight of the Golden Fleece. From 1594-1595 served as Governor of Spanish Netherlands.

Artist/Engraver Hoef
Size 18 x 19 cms
Price £18.00

Ref:3665

Don Juan of Austria 1547-1578

Spanish admiral and governor, known to Elizabethans as Don John. Born in Regensburg, Germany, to commoner Barbara Blomberg, Don Juan, the natural son of Emperor Charles V, was brought to Brussels, where his mother married. In 1550 Charles had the boy, called Jeromín, taken to Spain by a servant couple, and then, in 1554, transferred to the castle of his chief of household, Don Luis de Quijada, and his wife, Doña Magdalena de Ulloa, at Villagarcía de Campos.

Artist/Engraver
Size 20 x 16 cms
Price £18.00

Ref:3656

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Balthasar Charles Dominique Philippe 1629-1646

Balthasar Charles  1629 –1646 Prince of Asturias, Prince of Girona, Duke of Montblanc, Count of Cervera, and Lord of Balaguer, Prince of Viana was heir apparent to all the kingdoms, states and dominions of the Spanish monarchy until his death
Artist:
Date:
Size 12 x 18 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:2369

949

Elisabeth of Bourbon 1602-1644

Consort of Spain (1621 to 1644) and Portugal (1621 to 1640) as the first spouse of King Philip IV of Spain. She served as regent of Spain during the Catalan Revolt in 1640-42 and 1643-44
Artist: Velasquez
Date:
Size 12 x 22 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:949

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