Charles X was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. For most of his life he was known as the Count of Artois. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile
Artist: Gustav Metzeroth
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Size 12 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
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Francis II was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire after the decisive defeat at the hands of the First French Empire led by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz.
Artist: H.Pinhas
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Size 12 x 18 cms
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A member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was the Duke of Lower Bavaria from 1290 to 1312 and the King of Hungary and Croatia between 1305 and 1307. His reign in Hungary was disputed by Charles Robert of the Angevin dynasty.
Size 12 x 13 cms
Price £28.00
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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
Artist: Kriehuber
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Size 7 x 10 cms
Price £14.00
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Henry was the son of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine and Claude of Valois daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de’ Medici.[3] His paternal grandparents were Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, and Christina of Denmark. The splendour of his baptism in Bar-le-Duc was recalled by his aunt Margaret of Valois, who was ten at the time.
Size 13 x 16 cms
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Johannes Goropius Becanus, born Jan Gerartsen, was a Dutch physician, linguist, and humanist
Size 14 x 19 cms
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Hendrick Goltzius, or Hendrik, was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter. He was the leading Dutch engraver of the early Baroque period, or Northern Mannerism, lauded for his sophisticated technique, technical mastership and “exuberance” of his compositions
Size 10 x 15 cms
Price £28.00
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Philippe Emmanuel de Lorraine, Duke of Mercœur, the eldest surviving son of Nicholas, Duke of Mercœur and Jeanne de Savoie-Nemours, was a French soldier and prominent member of the Catholic League. He was made a knight of the Order of Saint Esprit in 1578. His wife was Marie de Luxemburg, the Duchess of Penthièvre
Size 12 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
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Henry IV, also known by the epithet Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon, a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty.:
Size 8 x 8 cms
Price £14.00
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Nobleman and General in the Imperial Army during the Ottoman Wars. A Protestant, Redern promoted the economic development of Friedland. Redern founded the mining town of Neustadt, Bohemia, in 1584 and the village of Weissenbach in 1594.
Size 12 x 16 cms
Price £28.00
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