German writer of prose satires and publicist of the Enlightenment. He was born at Wachau near Leipzig, and he died at Dresden. In 1741 he made his debut as satirist in Schwabe’s Belustigungen des Verstandes und Witzes, and was subsequently a contributor to the Bremer Beitrage
Size 5 x 8.5 cms
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One of the great female humanist and feminist writers of fifteenth-century Italy. Cereta was the first to put women’s issues and her friendships with women front and center in her work.:
Size 18 x 30 cms
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Matthias of Austria better known as Matthias of Austria was Holy Roman Emperor from 1612, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1608 and King of Bohemia from 1611. He was a member of the House of Habsburg
Size 11 x 15.5 cms
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Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius of Austria, Duke of Teschen was an Austrian field-marshal, the third son of Emperor Leopold II and his wife, Maria Luisa of Spain. He was also the younger brother of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
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Gaius Plinius Secundus, called Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, a naturalist and natural philosopher, a naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic Naturalis Historia, which became an editorial model for encyclopedias.
Size 12 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
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Charles Albert once again took on the House of Habsburg in the War of the Austrian Succession, again in combination with France, succeeding so far as to be elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1742 (as Charles VII). However, the Austrians occupied Bavaria (1742–1744), and the Emperor died shortly after returning to Munich.
Size 8.5 x 14 cms
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Johanne Sophie Friederike Pauline von Schätzel , also Schaetzel, German soprano opera singer
Size 16.5 x 23.5 cms
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Eleanor Maria Josefa of Austria (Eleonora Wiśniowiecka or Eleonora Habsburżanka 1653 –1697 was Queen of Poland as the spouse of King Michael I of Poland. Born in Regensburg, she was the daughter of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Eleanor of Mantua.
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Size 12 x 16.5 cms
Price £35.00
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Charles, Margrave of Burgau, also known as Charles of Austria, was the son of Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria and his first morganatic marriage to Philippine Welser. He was the brother of Andrew of Austria
Size 17 x 28 cms
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Date:1467
Size 15 x 25 cms
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