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Ignaz graf von Hardegg. 1772-1848

Ignaz Franz Graf zu Hardegg auf Glatz und im Marchlande (Vienna, 30 July 1772 – Vienna, 17 February 1848) was an Austrian General of the cavalry. He was an important commander during the Napoleonic Wars and from 1831 to 1848 President of the Hofkriegsrat.
Artist: Carl Mayer
Date:
Size 8 x 11 cms
Price £14.00

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Matthias, 1557-1619 Holy Roman Emperor

Matthias was Holy Roman Emperor from 1612 to 1619, Archduke of Austria from 1608 to 1619, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1608 to 1618 and King of Bohemia from 1611 to 1617. His personal motto was Concordia lumine maior (“Unity is stronger in the light”)
Size 22 x 25 cms
Price £28.00

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Eduard von Bach 1814-1884


Baron Eduard von Bach was a son of the lawyer Michael Bach; his brothers were the composer Otto Bach and the politician Alexander von Bach. Bach studied at the University of Vienna, among other things. Cameral Sciences and, after successfully completing it, got a job in the state administration. Bach received his first major task in 1846 when he was appointed district captain in Galicia and Bukovina. He held this position for over two years. In mid-1849 he was appointed civil commissioner to Transylvania until the end of 1850. Eduard was raised to the rank of baron with the same coat of arms as a bearer of the Order of the Iron Crown 1st Class and in recognition of his services in 1854, shortly after the appointment of his brother Alexander .
Artist: Hofelich

Size 15 x 23 cms
Price £28.00

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1771

Josef Anton Stefan Riegger 1742-1795

An eminent teacher of jurisprudence, who was also author, imperial councilor, censor of books, etc., and whose principal field of labor was the University of Freiburg, was born at Innspruck, Feb. 13, 1742. He wrote his first work — a review of the works of Plautus and Terence when scarcely fifteen years of age, became master in philosophy in 1761, and in 1764 entered on his first position as a teacher in the Theresianum.
Size 8 x 13 cms
Price £14.00

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