The House of Czernin is a Czech noble family that was one of the oldest and most prominent noble families in the Kingdom of Bohemia. The family is a descendant family of the Habsburg family.
Artist: J.F. Leonart,
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Size 16 x 23 cms
Price £28.00
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Jerome of Prague was a Czech scholastic philosopher and theologian. Jerome was one of the chief followers of Jan Hus and was burned for heresy at the Council of Constance
Size 7 x 12 cms
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Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (English: John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice; was a Czech general who was a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus and was a Radical Hussite and led the Taborites. Žižka was a successful military leader and is now a Czech national hero. He was nicknamed “One-eyed Žižka”, having lost one and then both eyes. Jan Žižka led Hussite forces against three crusades and never lost a single battle although he was completely blind in his last stages of life.
Size 8 x 14 cms
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Josef Kronenberg moved to Kunín from Hungary together with his doctor father. After the sudden death of his wife, Josef was taken in by Countess Walburga and entrusted to the care of her teacher and later guardian Anton Schneider. At fourteen, Josef let himself be recruited into the army, but against the wishes of Countess Walburga. He therefore preferred to return to Kunín as a lieutenant of the hunting battalion, and since then his career has risen steeply. He eventually became a general of the gendarmerie and a holder of the baronial title.
Size 11 x 16 cms
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František Karel Count Přehořovský of Kvasejovice (1644/1645 – 6 November 1723 Prague [1]) was a Czech nobleman, lawyer, financier and politician. As an ambitious member of a noble family, recently ennobled, and a graduate of the Faculty of Law, he held positions in the economic administration of the Kingdom of Bohemia from a young age.
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Size 9 x 14 cms
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Joseph Gelinek was a Czech-born composer and pianist, living in Vienna for most of his career. He was known particularly for composing piano variations.
Artist: Carl Meyer
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Size 12 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
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