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Henry II, Duke of Lorraine 1563-1624

Henry II, known as “the Good”, was Duke of Lorraine from 1608 until his death. Leaving no sons, both of his daughters became Duchesses of Lorraine by marriage. He was a brother-in-law of Henry IV of France.
Size 16 x 27 cms
Price £28.00

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232

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1691-1750

Daughter of Louis Rudoph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneborg. Through her marriage to Emperor Charles VI in 1708, she became Holy Roman Empress. Mother of Empress Maria Theresa and grandmother of Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France.
Size 9 x 14.5 cms
Price £14.00

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106

Alexander von Bournonville 1616-1690

Flemish military man. He held the titles of Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Viceroy of Catalonia (1678–1685) and Viceroy of Navarre (1686–1691). In 1672, he fought as Imperial Field marshal in the Franco-Dutch War and was unable to defeat Vicomte de Turenne in the Battle of Entzheim, despite the Holy Roman Empire’s numerical superiority. In 1676 he entered again in Spanish service and was sent the next year to Messina to crush there the rebellion supported by France. Bournonville later settled in Spain and became both Viceroy of Catalonia and Viceroy of Navarre.
Size 15.8 x 22.6 cms
Price £28.00

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783

Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden 1655-1707

Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden was the ruling Margrave of Baden-Baden in Germany and chief commander of the Imperial army. He was also known as Türkenlouis for his many defeats of Turkish armies.
Size 8.5 x 13.5 cms
Price £14.00

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Catherine II, “The Great” Empress of Russia 1729-1796

Yekaterina Alexeevna or Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great, was the most renowned and the longest-ruling female leader of Russia, reigning from 9 July 1762 until her death in 1796 at the age of sixty-seven

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Size 21 x 14 cms

Price £18.00

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Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria 1589-1631

Maria Maddalena of Austria was Grand Duchess of Tuscany from the accession of her husband, Cosimo II, in 1609 until his death in 1621. With him, she had eight children, including a duchess of Parma, a grand duke of Tuscany, and an archduchess of Further Austria.
Size 9 x 14 cms
Price £14.00

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Bishop Marquard von Schenk von Castell 1644-1693

Marquard Sebastian Schenk von Stauffenberg was born in Eichstätt on 14 May 1644. He became a canon of Bamberg Cathedral, Würzburg Cathedral, and Augsburg Cathedral. On 10 June 1683 he was elected Prince-Bishop of Bamberg. Pope Innocent XI confirmed his appointment on 2 September 1686.
Size 16 x 24 cms
Price £28.00

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