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Historical Engravings of Nobility

Artistic portraits of historical figures in elaborate attire, set within ornate frames, reflecting their status and significance in society.

CARL V / KARL V Holy Roman Emperor, also King of Spain as Charles I, seen here at the age of 31 Date: 1500 - 1558

Henry IV, of Navarre, Henri IV, Henri Quatre, Henri le Grand, December 13, 1553-May 14, 1610,) was King of Navarre from June 9, 1572, as Henry III, and King of France from August 2, 1589, until his assassination on May 14, 1610, as Henry IV, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a old template.

Maximilian I., Roman-German Emperor.

Friedrich III., Roman-German Emperor.

Wasilij IV., Grand Duke of Russia.

Portrait of emperor Charles V. Portrait of Emperor Charles V at the age of 31 with Latin caption about his power.

George Clifford, third Earl of Cumberland (1558-1605) English naval commander. Engraving by Michael van der Gucht (1660-1725) for Clarendons History.

Don Luis de Zuniga y Requesens, 1528-1576, was the steward and tutor of the later Spanish King Philip II, Historical, digitally restored 19th century reproduction, exact date unknown

WILLIAM LUDWELL English scholar and jurist, in the service of German princes. Date: 1589 - 1663

Portrait of Caspar Sibelius.

'Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk', 1784. Creator: Unknown.

Mustafa III., Sultan of Turkey.

Portrait of Don Luis de Requesens y Zunega, H. van der Heyden, 1600 - 1699 print Low Countries paper engraving / letterpress printing necklace (+ men's clothes)

James Douglas 4th.Earl of Morton, c.1516 - 1581. Scottish lord who played leading role in overthrow of Mary Queen of Scots From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.

Portrait of Willem Lodewijk, count of Nassau -Dillenburg, Bernard Picart, 1693 - 1733 print Portrait of Willem Lodewijk in an oval. In a frame are name and titles. Tom: II. Page: 45. '. Low Countries paper engraving / etching

Ferdinand I., Roman-German Kaiser.

Thomas, Duke of Gloucester.

Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517-1586). Burgundian statesman, made a cardinal. Minister of the Spanish Habsburgs. Engraving. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG)

Charles V (1500-1558). Holy Roman Emperor. Portrait. Engraving.

Portrait of german emperor and spanish king Charles v from Habsburg ..

John Casimir, Count Palatine of Simmern (1543-1592). German prince. Engraving.

Howard, Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Thomas Stecher: Aubry, Peter (2)

Portrait of the French Cardinal Robert II de Lenoncourt; Robertvs Card. The LenOnOvrt; Portraits of cardinals. .

William Cecil 1st Baron of Burghley, 1520-1598. English statesman. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.

Ossolinski, George Prince of.

Wilhelm I, Duke of Bavaria.

Swerker I., King of Sweden.

Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, 1536, 14 December 1624, was an English statesman and admiral, Historical, digit...

Portrait of Franciscus Gomarus, Cornelis Koning ( -1671), in or after 1608 print Bust of Franciscus Gomarus at the age of 48. In oval with edge. Under the portrait a Dutch verse on Gomarus by S. Ampzing. paper engraving

Franz II., King of France.

Portrait of Leonhard Dilherr von Thummenberg

Philip II (21 May 1527 - 13 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent (Spanish: Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He was also jure uxoris King of England and Ireland from his marriage to Queen Mary I in 1554 until her death in 1558. He was also Duke of Milan from 1540. From 1555 he was Lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands

Philipp II. The Kühne, Duke of Burgundy.

Heinrich Matthias Count of Thurn-Valsassina, 24 February 1567, 28 January 1640, was one of the main leaders of the Estates Revolt in Bohemia (1618) against Ferdinand II, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Portrait of Philippe Emmanuel de Lorraine, Duke of Merkeur. In the margin a three-legged caption in Latin.

Klemens X., papa .

Rudolf II, Roman-German Kaiser.

Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador of the Aztec empire. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by Cesar Cantu. Volume IV, 1856.

Lodowick Stuart Duke of Richmond and Lennox, 1574-1624. English statesman. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.

Murad III., Sultan of Turkey.

Ludwig II., The Stammler King of France.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Willem Lodewijk, Count of Nassau (1560-1620). zd}

Philip II (1527-1598). King of Spain (1556-1598). Son of Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. Portrait. Engraving by Masson. Lithographed by Magín Pujadas. Historia General de España, by Modesto Lafuente. Volume III. Published in Barcelona, 1879.

Charles Brandon, duke of SUFFOLK soldier and statesman in the service of Henry VIII

'Francis Russel the Earl of Bedford', 1900. Creator: Cook.

Luis de Requesens (1528-1576). Spanish politician and diplomat. Portrait. Engraving, 1884. Color.

Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517-1586). Burgundian statesman, made a cardinal. Minister of the Spanish Habsburgs. Engraving. Colored.

Eleonore, Archduchess of Austria Infantin of Spain Stecher: Huys, Frans

Michael III., Zar of Russia.

Mohammed II, Sultan of Turkey.

Georg von Trapezunt.

Dauber, Johann Peter .

Maximilian I., Roman-German Emperor.

Karl V., Roman-German Emperor.

Ludwig II., The Stammler King of France.

Albrecht IV., Duke of Austria.

William Cecil 1st Baron of Burghley 1520-1598 English statesman From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's

Maximilian II., Roman-German Emperor.

. Portrait of ibrahim, Sultan of Turkey. With seven-line caption in English.

Murad IV., Sultan of Turkey.

Chaireddin Barbarossa, Ottoman ruler in Algiers.

Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Viscount Lisle c.1484/1545. English courtier. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.

Henry Danvers Earl of Danby, 1573-1643. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558). He was ruler of both the Spanish Empire, as Charles I, from 1516 and the Holy Roman Empire, as Charles V, from 1519. Portrait. Engraving.

Heinrich IV., King of France.

Portrait of Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga (1528-1576) a Spanish politician and diplomat. Dated 16th Century

Sigismund II. August, King of Poland.

Hussein Pasha.

Portrait of Peter John Potemkin. Portrait of Peter John Potemkin (Piotr Ivanovich Potemkin), ambassador of Russia in London.

Heinrich IV., King of France.

Apafi, Michael .

Albert, Prinz von Wales, Unknown

Erich IX. (I.), King of Sweden.

Ferdinand I. Gonzaga, Count of Guastalla.

Ludwig III., The younger king.

Thomas Cecil (1542-1623) 1st Earl of Exeter and 2nd Baron Burghley. English soldier. Crushed the Earl of Essex's rebellion (1601). Engraving.

'Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, 1785. Creator: Unknown.

Heinrich V. of the religious, Duke of Saxony.

Maximilian I., Roman-German Emperor.

Gumpelzhaimer, Adam .

Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrowden (1509-1556), English poet and nobleman. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, Hamilton, Adams, London, 1884.

Portrait of Jurist Francesco Boccamaggiore; Portraits. .

Portrait of King Emanuel I from Portugal; Kings and Princes of Portugal.

Portrait of Henry Howard, Count of Surrey. .

Lazius, Wolfgang.

Ferdinand III., Archduke of Austria Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Johannes Kepler 1571-1630. German renaissance astronomer and astrologer. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.

Thomas Sackville 1st Earl of Dorset, alias Baron Buckhurst of Buckhurst, 1536-1608, English statesman, poet and playwright. From the book Lodges British Portraits, published in 1823, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858

Friedrich III., Roman-German Emperor.

Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistador, who conquered the Incan Empire. Assassinated 1541

Alexander VII Fabio Chigi, 13 February 1599, 22 May 1667, was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1655 to 1667, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Portrait of Alberto da Pisa, 3rd Minister General of the Franciscaner Order, Antonio Luciani (Attributed to), 1710 - 1738 print Italy paper engraving historical persons

Albrecht IV., Duke of Bavaria.

Sir Thomas Gresham 1518/19-1579 English merchant, financier and founder of the Royal Exchange From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's

Lazare Carnot, French politician, engineer, and mathematician, 1898. Artist: Gustave Demoulin

Moritz of Saxony, 1521, 1553, prince descended from the house of the Albertine Wettins. He was Duke of Albertine Saxony from 1541 and Duke of Sagan from 1541 to 1549 and also Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 1547, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Sir Anthony Denny 1501-1549, close confidant of Henry VIII. Supporter of Protestant reform at court. From the book Lodge's British Portraits published in London 1823, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Mieszko the Old, Mieszko III Stary, (born 1126, died 13 March 1202 in Kalisz) was Duke of Greater Poland from 1138 to 1177/79 and from 1181/82 to 1202, as well as 1173 - 1177 and 1198 - 1202 as Mieszko III Senior Duke of Poland, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date of depiction unknown, Historical

Leopold IV., Duke of Austria.

Philipp II., King of Spain.

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