Cosimo III de’ Medici was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 until his death in 1723, the sixth and penultimate from the House of Medici. He reigned from 1670 to 1723, and was the elder son of Grand Duke Ferdinando II.
Size 16 x 24 cms
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Pope Benedict XIII, born Pietro Francesco Orsini and later called Vincenzo Maria Orsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 May 1724 to his death in February 1730. A Dominican friar, Orsini focused on his religious responsibilities as bishop rather than on papal administration.
Size 10 x 15 cms
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Quirini’s writings include many works on the history of the Church, of Corfu, and of Brescia, as well as a five-volume edition of the correspondence of Cardinal Reginald Pole. In Brescia, he founded in 1745 the Biblioteca Queriniana, which still exists today, and he sponsored the German missions. He also financed the completion of the St. Hedwig Church in Berlin, which is today the cathedral of the archbishopric of Berlin.
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Pope Clement XII, born Lorenzo Corsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1730 to his death in February 1740. Clement presided over the growth of a surplus in the papal finances. Wikipedia
Born: 7 April 1652, Florence, Italy
Died: 6 February 1740 (age 87 years), Rome, Italy
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Date:1730
Size 9 x 14 cms
Price £14.00
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Imperial General of the Cavalry, born in Florence in 1788, died in Vienna 1867. Appointed an ensign in Mittrovsky’s infantry on 1803, he was promoted to sublieutenant in Fürst Auersperg’s infantry 1805. Fought in Germany and, as a first lieutenant in the Stipsicz Huszars, took part in the battle of Caldiero and in the retreat battles at Tagliamento and Isonzo. and in the war of 1809.
Artist: Katzler
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Size 21 x 27 cms
Price £28.00
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Ferdinand III was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1790 to 1801 and, after a period of disenfranchisement, again from 1814 to 1824. He was also the Prince-elector and Grand Duke of Salzburg and Grand Duke of Würzburg.
Date:1788
Size 7.5 x 12 cms
Price £14.00
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Italian Renaissance humanist, Civil Servant and writer. Born in Pesaro and educated in Padua, Collenuccio first served the Sforza rulers of Pesaro, but was dismissed when Giovanni Sforza succeeded in 1483.
Size 15 x 19 cms
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Born, in Mantua to Antonio Collalto and Giulia Torelli daughter of Marcantonio and Ippolita Gonzaga. His family, residing in the castle of San Salvatore in Susegana, was the most prestigious in the Treviso area, but for some time its noble privileges had been reduced by the government of the Serenissima. In 1595, for example, the right of mere and mixed empire was suppressed, while the Montello possessions were confiscated. Contrary to his relatives, such as his father and brothers Massimiliano II and Vincinguerra IV, Collalto reacted to these acts by refusing any military employment under the insignia of San Marco.
Size 15 x 24 cms
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Ref:2175
Odoardo Farnese, also known as Odoardo I Farnese to distinguish him from his grandson Odoardo II Farnese, was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1622 to 1646.
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Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, Count of Cavour, Isolabella and Leri, generally known as Cavour, was an Italian politician, businessman, economist and noble, and a leading figure in the movement towards Italian unification
Artist: A.Weger
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Size 16 x 22 cms
Price £14.00
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