Johann Georg III was born in Dresden, the only son of Johann George II and Magdalene Sybille of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
John George succeeded his father as elector of Saxony when he died, in 1680; he was also appointed Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Because of his courage and his enthusiasm for the War he gained the nickname of the “Saxonian Mars”.
Size 6 x 12 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:2877
He was the second son of Wilhelm, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Catharina Ursula von Hohenzollern–Hechingen. He was also the uncle of Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden.
Size 5.5 x 9 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:2926
Johann Wilhelm II, Elector Palatine (“Jan Wellem”) 1658-1716 of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Elector Palatine , Duke Palatine of Neuburg/Danube Duke of Jülich and Berg and Duke of Upper Palatinate.. From 1697 onwards Johann Wilhelm was also Count of Megen.
Artist Franz Lippold 1688-1768 /Johann Wilhelm Windter 1696-1765
Size 33 x 20
Price £40.00
Ref: 3502
The Freiherr von Blomberg family was typically based around North-Rhine-Westfalia and Lower Saxony, though Bavarian extensions are frequent. During the centuries the Family line spread throughout Eastern Europe from the Baltic sea through to Romania.
Size 17 x 14 cm
Price £28.00
Ref:3585
Wolframsdorf or Wolfframsdorf is the name of an old noble family from Vogtland , Meissen and Thuringia with their ancestral home in Teichwolframsdorf am Krebsbach near Greiz .
The family coat of arms shows a leaping wolf, carrying a stag’s antlers bleeding on the scab in its fangs. On the helmet with red-silver covers an open flight, the left wing divided by silver and red obliquely left, the other obliquely right.
Size 31 x 19 cm
Price £28.00
Ref:3583
German general in the service of the Russian Empire. Bennigsen made a name for himself in Russian history as the man who fought Napoleon Bonaparte with distinction at the Battle of Eylau; but, suffering from ill-health, he was then defeated at Friedland several months later. Bennigsen also played a pivotal role in decisively defeating Napoleon in the War of the Sixth Coalition.
Artist/Engraver H.de Seidel
Size 24 x 17 cms
Price £18.00
Ref:3663
Franz Georg von Schönborn was a German nobleman who served as Archbishop and Elector of Trier from 1729 until his death in 1756. He was also Prince-Bishop of Worms and Prince-Provost of Ellwangen from 1732.
Artist/Engraver
Size 19 x 11 cms
Price £18.00
Ref:3603
Jakob Andreas von Edlersberg Captain of the palace of Schönbrunn. Vienna
Engraved by Carl von Pechwell. 1742–1789. after Ellensheim
Size 38 x 28 cm
Price £38.00
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Albert VII was the ruling Archduke of Austria for a few months in 1619 and, jointly with his wife, Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1598 and 1621. Prior to this, he had been a cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, viceroy of Portugal and Governor General of the Habsburg Netherlands
Size 17.5 x 26.5 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:832
Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck was a German and Dutch Field Marshal and, for the last three years of his life, Grand Master of the Order of Saint John
Size 5.5 x 9 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:2871