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Albertus II, Holy Roman emperor 1397-1439 Archduke of Austria

As a member of the Habsburg dynasty he was archduke (Albert V) of Austria from infancy (1404). On the death of his father-in-law, the Holy Roman emperor Sigismund, Albert was crowned king of Hungary 1438, elected king of Germany  and, despite opposition, actually crowned king of Bohemia:
Date:1438
Size 14.5 x 20.5 cms
Price £28.00

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Michiel de Ruyter 1607-1676

Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter was a Dutch admiral. His achievements with the Dutch Navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars earned him the reputation as one of the most skilled naval commanders in history
Size 12 x 17.5 cms
Price £28.00

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Girolamo Caraffa 1564-1633

Girolamo Carafa (or Caraffa), Marquis of Montenegro (Abruzzo, 1564 – Genoa, 1633) was a general in Spanish and Imperial service from Italian descent. Girolamo was born in the noble Neapolitan Carafa family. His parents were Rainaldo Carafa and Portia Carracciola, daughter of the Duke of Sicignano.
Size 11 x 16.5 cms
Price £28.00

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Raimondo Montecuccoli 1609-1680

Italian-born professional soldier, military theorist, and diplomat, who served the Habsburg monarchy. Experiencing the Thirty Years’ War from scratch as a simple footsoldier, he rose through the ranks into a regiment holder and became an important cavalry commander in the late stages
Size 12 x 17 cms
Price £28.00

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Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria 1614-1662

Younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand III, was an Austrian soldier, administrator and patron of the arts. He held a number of military commands, with limited success, and served as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, before returning to Vienna in 1656.
Size 11 x 15 cms
Price £28.00

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Otto Christoph Freiherr von Sparr 1599-1668

Came from a noble family from the Margraviate of Brandenburg. He was born either in Lichterfelde near Eberswalde in 1599 or Prenden near Bernau in 1605. Sparr was an imperial officer during the Thirty Years’ War
Size 16 x 21 cms
Price £28.00

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Maximilian I 1573-1651 Bavaria

Maximilian I, occasionally called the Great, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, ruled as Duke of Bavaria from 1597. His reign was marked by the Thirty Years’ War during which he obtained the title of a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire at the 1623 Diet of Regensburg
Size 17 x 20 cms
Price £28.00

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