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Archduke Wenceslaus of Austria 1561-1578

German prince and member of the House of Habsburg. In 1577, he was appointed the Grand Prior of the Order of Malta in Castile. He was the son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and his wife, Maria of Spain.
Size 7 x 28 cms
Price £28.00

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1849

Dagobert Sigismund, Count von Wurmser 1724-1797

Fought for the French in the Seven Years War, then transferred to the Austrian service; Field Marshal in the Imperial Army; relieved the siege of Mantua in 1796 but was taken prisoner by Napoleon when the emperor retook the city the following year, dying in captivity.
Artist: Jacob Adam
Date:1796
Size 8.5 x 14 cms
Price £14.00

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Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor 1741-1790

Joseph II is one of the best-known representatives of Enlightened Absolutism. As a monarch he was indebted to the ideas of Enlightenment rationalism and implemented numerous reforms in the Habsburg Monarchy, some of them far-reaching, in the name of ‘usefulness’.
Artist: Nilson
Date:1765
Size 18 x 26 cms
Price £28.00

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Nikolaus Pálffy baron van Erdöd 1579-1615

The House of Pálffy, also known as Pálffy von Erdőd, Pálffy de Erdőd, or Pálffy of Erdőd, is the name of an old Hungarian noble family, later incorporated into Austrian nobility. Members of the family held significant positions in the Habsburg monarchy.
Size 6 x 9 cms
Price £14.00

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Sigismund von Kollonitsch 1677-1751

In 1716 bishop, in 1722 first Archbishop of Vienna, 1727 Cardinal. Established a new theological seminary and introduced retreats for lay-people.
Artist: Gaspar Massi
Date:
Size 16 x 22 cms
Price £28.00

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