Category Archives: Spanish

Page 3 of 5

Ferdinand Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua 1587-1626

Born in Mantua, he was the son of Vincenzo I and Eleonora de’ Medici.
Succeeded his brother in both the Duchy of Mantua and the Duchy of Montferrat. In 1616 he secretly married Camilla Faà di Bruno, whom he divorced in the same year. Their son Francesco Giacinto Teodoro Giovanni Gonzaga, although accepted at court, was not made Ferdinando’s heir. He died of the plague at the age of 14, during the 1630 siege of Mantua. On 16 February 1617 Ferdinando married Caterina de’ Medici (1593–1629), the daughter of Ferdinand I, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Size 16 x 28 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:2536

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria 1609–1641

Spanish and Portuguese prince, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, Cardinal of the Holy Catholic Church, Archduke of Austria, Archbishop of Toledo, and a general during the Thirty Years’ War, the Eighty Years’ War, and the Franco-Spanish War.
Size 10.5 x 11.5 cms
Price £14.00

Ref:877

Pelagius of Asturias 685-737

Pelagius was a Visigothic nobleman who founded the Kingdom of Asturias, ruling it from 718 until his death. Through his victory at the Battle of Covadonga, he is credited with beginning the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian peninsula from the Moors.
Size 6.5 x 10.5 cms
Price £14.00

Ref:2714

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

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

Alfonso Pérez de Vivero 1603-1661

Alfonso Pérez de Vivero, Count of Fuensaldaña, was a Spanish soldier, nobleman and officeholder. In 1632, when in his late twenties, he went to Flanders with a commission as captain of a company in the Army of Flanders. In 1635 he became governor of the citadel of Cambrai, and in 1636 Maestro de Campo
Size 8.5 x 13 cms
Price £14.00

Ref:2391

Phillip IV, King of Spain 1605-1665

Philip IV, also called the Planet King, was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered for his patronage of the arts, including such artists as Diego Velázquez, and his rule over Spain during the Thirty Years’ War.
Date:1638
Size 8 x 13 cms
Price £14.00

Ref:2139

Philip III of Spain 1578-1621

A member of the House of Habsburg, Philip III was born in Madrid to King Philip II of Spain and his fourth wife, his niece Anna, the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II and Maria of Spain. Philip III later married his cousin Margaret of Austria, sister of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Artist: Moncornet
Date:
Size 12 x 16 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:2163

Luis de Guzmán Ponce de Leon

Luis de Guzmán Ponce de Leon, also known in Italy as Don Luigi Guzman Ponce di Leone (Marchena, June 11, 1605 – Milan, March 29, 1668), was a Spanish general and politician, Count of Villaverde. From 1662 he was governor of the Duchy of Milan.
Artist: Durello
Date:
Size 15 x 24 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:1612

Philip I Archduke of Austria, duke of Burgundy 1478-1506

Philip the Handsome also called the Fair, was ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy from 1482 to 1506, as well as the first Habsburg King of Castile (as Philip I) for a brief time in 1506.
Date:1506
Size 17.5 x 18 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:2348