Johann Georg III was born in Dresden, the only son of Johann George II and Magdalene Sybille of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
John George succeeded his father as elector of Saxony when he died, in 1680; he was also appointed Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Because of his courage and his enthusiasm for the War he gained the nickname of the “Saxonian Mars”.
Size 6 x 12 cms
Price £14.00
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Prior to his imperial coronation, he was duke of the Inner Austrian lands of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola from 1424, and also acted as regent over the Duchy of Austria from 1439. He was elected and crowned King of Germany in 1440.[1] His reign of 53 years is the longest in the history of the Holy Roman Empire or the German monarchy. Upon his death in 1493 he was succeeded by his son Maximilian.
Size 23 x 36 cms
Price £55.00
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The royal Flight to Varennes ( Fuite à Varennes) during the night of 20–21 June 1791 was a significant event in the French Revolution in which King Louis XVI of France, Queen Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family unsuccessfully attempted to escape from Paris to Montmédy, where the King wished to initiate a counter-revolution by joining up with royalist troops. They escaped as far as the small town of Varennes-en-Argonne, where they were arrested after being recognized at their previous stop in Sainte-Menehould.
Size 16 x 11 cms
Price £18.00
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Coronation of Ferdinand II in Frankfurt in 1619, the illustration from Theatrum Europaeum by Mathäus Merian 1662.
Artist: Johannes Abelinus
Date:1637
Size 14 x 10 cms
Price £28.00
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Born in Valentano, Ottavio was the second son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (eldest son of Pope Paul III) by his wife Gerolama Orsini. Ottavio’s brother was Cardinal Ranuccio Farnese.
Size 17 x 28 cms
Price £28.00
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Son of Baron Bartholomäus von Dietrichstein zu Hollenburg and Elisabeth Freiin von Franking, Heiress von Riedau
Husband of Elisabeth von Dietrichstein and Susanna Margareth von Dietrichstein
Brother of Gottfried von Dietrichstein; Sigmund Georg von Dietrichstein; Anna Sabina Countess of Starhemberg; Friedrich von Dietrichstein-Hollenburg; Maria Elisabeth von Dietrichstein
Size 6 x 9 cms
Price £14.00
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Thomas Philip Wallrad de Hénin-Liétard d’Alsace named Cardinal d’Alsace (Brussels, 12 November 1679 – 5 January 1759), was a Cardinal and Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium. He participated in four conclaves; during the conclave of 1758, in which he did not participate, he was Cardinal Protopriest.
Size 9 x 15 cms
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Franz Anton von Harrach zu Rorau was appointed coadjutor of Vienna and Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria in 1701, was from 1702 to 1705 Prince-Bishop of Vienna, 1705 coadjutor of Salzburg, and ruled from 1709 to 1727. He was considered one of the most notable Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg.
Size 9 x 15 cms
Price £14.00
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He was born on 8 February 1657, into the noble Falconieri family, son of Paolo Francesco and Vittoria del Bufalo. Pope Benedict XIII elevated him to the rank of cardinal of the title of Santa Maria della Scala in the consistory of 11 September 1724. He died on 26 January 1734 at the age of 77.
Size 9 x 14 cms
Price £14.00
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Pope Benedict XIV, born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death in May 1758
Size 9 x 15 cms
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