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Heinrich von Friesen 1610-1680

Heinrich Freiherr von Friesen came from the Saxon noble family von Friesen and was the son of the manor owner, privy councilor, chancellor and president of the court of appeal Heinrich von Friesen (1578–1659) and his wife Catharina nee von Einsiedel (10 August 1585 – 31 January 1667[1]). The manor owner, head chef, court marshal and governor Carl von Friesen was his grandfather. The Electoral Saxon Privy Councilor and President of the High Consistory Carl von Friesen (1619–1686) was his younger brother. The Reichshofrat and Meißen Cathedral Provost Christian August von Friesen (1646–1681) was his nephew, the Electoral Saxon general Christian August von Friesen (1674–1737) his great-nephew.
Artist: I.Link
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Size 14 x 18 cms
Price £28.00

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Philippine Welser 1557-1580 wife of Ferdinand II

Philippine Welser was the morganatic wife of Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria. She was granted the titles Baroness of Zinnenburg, Margravine of Burgau, Landgravine of Mellenburg and Countess of Oberhohenberg and Niederhohenberg.
Size 17 x 28 cms
Price £28.00

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Susanna Portner von Theuren

Susanna Portner von Theuern, née Kerscher (1603-1678), 2nd wife of Peter Portner, councillor and mayor in Regensburg. Portrait in a written oval, below with alliance coat of arms Portner/Kerscher.
Artist: E.Hainzelmann
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Size 12 x 17 cms
Price £14.00

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Otto Christoff Baron von Sparr General Feldtzeugmeister

Otto Christoph Freiherr von Sparr was a Generalfeldmarschall of Brandenburg-Prussia. Sparr 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
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Size 5.5 x 9 cms
Price £14.00

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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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Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels 1649-1697

Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, was a duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt and member of the House of Wettin. He was the first son of Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and his first wife, Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
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Size 9 x 14 cms
Price £14.00

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Johann Heinrich von Dünewald 1617-1691

von Dünewald’s parents were Lorenz and Katharina von Dünewald. He was first in Swedish, later in imperial service. He distinguished himself in the Battle of St. Gotthard in 1664. He became a major general and was given command of a cuirassier regiment in 1670, which he was to lead for over twenty years. He later helped to defeat the French at Sasbach under Raimondo Montecuccoli and was therefore elevated to the rank of count by Emperor Leopold I in 1675 and became a general of the cavalry. When Vienna was besieged by the Turks, he defended Krems and defeated a strong Turkish military detachment there. He then helped end the siege of Vienna and led the pursuit of the Turks after the Battle of Kahlenberg. At Párkány on October 9, 1683 and at the siege of Gran on October 24, 1683 he fought under Duke Charles V of Lorraine. Dünewald then led the Swabian auxiliary troops to the first in 1684.
Size 9 x 15 cms
Price £14.00

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Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp 1700-1739

Duke Charles Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp was a Prince of Sweden and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp and an important member of European royalty. His dynasty, the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, were a cadet branch of the ancient House of Oldenburg, which at that time was ruling Denmark.
Size 9 x 15 cms
Price £14.00

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John George I, Elector of Saxony 1585-1656

Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656. He led Saxony through the Thirty Years’ War, which dominated his 45 year reign.
Size 23 x 25 cms
Price £28.00

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Prince Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1737-1815

In 1793/4, Prince Josias was the principal Commander of the Austrian forces in the Netherlands and one of Britain’s allies during the War of the First Coalition against revolutionary France. Along with General Count Clairfayt, he won major victories at Aldenhoven and Neerwinden against Dumouriez, and it was he who selected the newly-arrived Duke of York to command the siege operations against Valenciennes.
Size 11 x 17 cms
Price £28.00

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