Monarchs and Historical Portraits

Engravings and illustrations of historical rulers, featuring detailed attire and regal attributes, symbolizing their power and legacy.

Portrait of Louis VIII the Lion (1187 - 1226). King of France from 1223 to 1226. House of Capet, Direct Capetians or House of France. History of France, from the book Atlas de la France 1842

Philipp III., King of Spain.

Portrait of King Alfons II from Portugal; Kings and Princes of Portugal.

Charles V (1500-1558). Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria (1519-1556), king of Spain (1516-1556) and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy (1506-1555). Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú, Volume V. 1856.

Walter Devereux 1st Earl of Essex, 1541-1576 Viscount Hereford, Lord Ferrers, Lord Bourchier English soldier From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.

Franz I, Duke of Kleve-Nevers.

MIKHAIL FEDOROVICH The first Romanov Czar, came to the throne in 1613.

Portrait of Louis VIII the Lion (1187 - 1226). King of France from 1223 to 1226. House of Capet, Direct Capetians or House of France. History of France, from the book Atlas de la France 1842

Philip III (1578-1621). King of Spain (1598-1621) and also, as Philip II, King of Portugal, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia. Portrait, 19th century. Illustration by Cebrian. Lithography. Cronica General de Espaa. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Valencia, 1867.

Juan de Austria (1547-1578), hijo ilegítimo de Carlos I, diplomático español. Grabado de 1853.

Karl V., Roman-German Emperor.

HENRY STEWART, LORD DARNLEY Cousin and second (m. 1565) of the three husbands of Mary Queen of Scots; father of James I of England. Date: 1545 - 1567

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, 24 June 1532 - 4 September 1588, was an English statesman, 1st Earl of Leicester, 24 June 1532, 4 September 1588...

Alexander Farnese (1545-1592). Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro and Governor of the Spanish Nedtherlands (1578-1592). Portrait. Engraving. Colored.

Emperor Charles V (1500-1558). King of Spain and Emperor of Germany. Engraving.

Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Engraving by A. Carretero in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1884.

Rudolf IV. The Stifter, Duke of Austria.

Portrait of Michael I of Russia (1596-1645) the first Russian Tsar of the house of Romanov after the zemskiy sobor of 1613 elected him to rule the Tsardom of Russia. Dated 17th century

Karl V., Roman-German Emperor.

Louis de Requesens

LAMORAL, COUNT OF EGMONT Flemish statesman whose execution by the Spanish precipitated the revolt of the Netherlands : subject of Goethe, Beethoven Date: 1522 - 1568

Richard I (1157-1199). King of England (1189-1199), nicknamed Richard the Lionheart. House of Plantagenet. Portrait. Engraving. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume III, 1855.

Philipp III., King of Spain.

King Philip III of Spain and as Philip II, King of Portugal, 1578 - 1621. Felipe III in Spanish. Filipe II, in Portuguese. Nicknamed the Pious. After a 17th century engraving.

Henry VI, King of England, 1422-61, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

John Frederick I (1503-1554), called John the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany. Engraving. Portrait.

Portrait of Gaspard II de Coligny or Gaspard de Chatillon (Chatillon-sur-Loing, 1519 - Paris, 1572), French soldier, Admiral of France and military commander of the Huguenots. History of Philip II of Spain. Old engraving published in Historia de Felipe II by H. Forneron, in 1884

The Portuguese epic poet Luis de Camoes (1524-1580) is considered the greatest figure of Portuguese literature.

COSIMO II DE MEDICI Grand Duke of Tuscany, son of Fernando I, ruler of Florence, protector of Galileo Date: 1590 -1621

Thomas Radcliffe (also spelled Radclyffe) 3rd Earl of Sussex, c.1525-1583, aka Viscount Fitzwalter 1542-53, or Baron Fitzwalter 1553-57. English lord lieutenant of Ireland. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.

Portrait of King Henry III of England (1207-1272) King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine. Dated 13th Century

Karl V., Roman-German Emperor.

Philip (Felipe) II, King of Spain (reigned 1556-1598). He was also King of Portugal, Naples and Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland.

King Ferdinand I of Portugal, 1345 - 1383. Nicknamed the Handsome or the Inconstant. After a 17th century engraving.

Peter I the Great (1672-1725). Tsar of Russia (1682-1725). He was proclaimed Tsar after the death of his brother Fedor III (1682) along with his brother Ivan V. Engraving.

Francis I (1494-1547). King of France from 1515 to 1547. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal" by César Cantú. Volume V. 1856.

Julian Gayarre (1844-1890). Spanish opera singer. Portrait. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), March 22, 1884.

Walter Devereux 1st Earl of Essex, 1541-1576 Viscount Hereford, Lord Ferrers, Lord Bourchier English Soldier From the book Lodges British Portraits, 1823, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Ferdinand I., Roman-German Kaiser.

Antonio Pérez del Hierro (1539-1611), secretario del rey Felipe II. Grabado de 1866.

Portrait of Stanislaw II August (1732-1798) the last King and Grand Duke of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Dated 1764

Portrait of Louis XI the Prudent, the Universal Spider (1423 - 1483). King of France from 1461 to 1483. House of Valois. History of France, from the book Atlas de la France 1842

Henry IV (1425-1474). King of Castile. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espaa. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Galicia, 1866.

Thomas Boleyn, father of Anne Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, 1st Earl of Ormond, 1st Viscount Rochford (c.14771539), English diplomat and politician. Also identified as James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and 2nd Earl of Ossory (c.1496-1546). Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Charles Knight after a portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger from Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, John Chamberlaine, London, 1812.

Charles IX, 1550-1574, King of France, born Charles Maximilian, son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de Medici, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

King James I of England (1566-1625), 1793. Artist: Unknown

Henry III (1207-72) King of England, c1900, Wood engraving

Charles V (born 24 February 1500) (died 21 September 1558) of the House of Habsburg was King Charles I of Spain (Spanish Carlos I) from 1516, He was elected Roman-German King in 1519, after his coronation in 1520 he called himself Holy Roman Emperor, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Charles IX, Karl IX, 1550-1574, King of France

Ludwig II., The Stammler King of France.

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Pacheco (1503-1575). Spanish poet and diplomat. Portrait. Lithography. Detail. "Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia", 1869.

Portrait of Laurens Reael, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Anonymous, 1616 - 1675

Picture photography: portrait of Stefan Batory in a coat and with a sword; before 06.1939 (1901-00-00-2000-00-00);

Portrait of Henri II (1519 - 1559). King of France from 1547 to 1559. Valois-Angoulême Branch. History of France, from the book Atlas de la France 1842

Henry VIII (1491-1547), King of England, c1900, Wood engraving

Portrait of Richard I or Richard the Lionheart, 1157-1199, King of England

Michael I of Russia (1596-1645). First Russian tsar of the house of Romanov. Portrait. Engraving. 19th century.

Sir Thomas More aka Saint Thomas More 1477 to 1535 English humanist statesman and chancellor of England From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

Charles IX, King of France. Artist: Unknown

Portrait of Emperor Charles V at the age of 31, February 24, 1500, September 21, 1558, 1880, woodcut, England

'Edward II', (c1911). King Edward II of England. 'From an engraved portrait in the British Museum'. Published in "The Portrait Book of Our Kings and Queens 1066-1911", edited by T. Leman Hare. T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh

Edward Fiennes Clinton (1512 1585) 1st Earl of Lincoln; English statesman

Portrait of Charles IX of France, Carlos Maximilian of France (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, June 27, 1550 - Vincennes, May 30, 1574), was King of France

Henry VIII was King of England from 28 June 1491 to 28 January 1547 from 1509 until his death in 1547, Historical, digitally restored 19th century reproduction, exact date unknown

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (1503-1575). Spanish writer and politician. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). Almanac of the Illustration, 1884. Colored.

Henry VIII 1491 - 1547 King of England Engraved by Bocquet from the book A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors published 1806

King Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1516). The Catholic. Portrait. Engraving, 1879.

Alfons II, King of Portugal.

Friedrich IV. With the empty bag, Duke of Austria.

Charles V, King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor.Artist: J Chapman

Portrait of John Dudley 1st Duke of Northumberland

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (1532-1588). Engraving by Jacobus Houbraken.

Portrait of John IV of Portugal (1604-1656), Anonymous

Gustav II Adolf (1594-1632). King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632. Portrait. Engraving. Colored.

'Henry III', (c1911). King Henry III of England. 'From an engraved portrait in the British Museum'. Published in "The Portrait Book of Our Kings and Queens 1066-1911", edited by T. Leman Hare. T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh

. Portrait of Charles I, king of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Ulrich von Hutten (born 21 April 1488) (died 29 August 1523) was a humanist, he is also called the first imperial knight, Historical, digitally restor...

Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester, Baron Denbigh, also called Sir Robert Dudley, 1532/33, 1588. English political and military leader, favourite of Elizabeth I. From the book Lodges British Portraits, 1823, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Richard I, Coeur de Lion, (1157-1199), c1880. Eldest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, reigned as King of England (1189-1199)

Sir Francis Drake (1540-1595), English explorer and privateer. Carreras cigarette card

Henry VII (1457-1509), King of England, c1900, Wood engraving

Vlad Tepes (Vlad III the Impaler or Vlad Dracula) Prince of Wallachia. Inspiration for the Dracula of Transylvania story. Engraving

Maximilian II., Roman-German Emperor.

Francis I, King of France, (1805). Creator: J Chapman.

King Henry the Sixth of England Founder of Eton College and King's College Cambridge From Memoirs of Eminent Etonians by Sir Edward Creasy published London 1876

Thomas Radcliffe 3. Count of Sussex, approx. 1525-1583, also known as Viscount Fitzwalter 1542-53 or Baron Fitzwalter 1553-57. English lieutenant of Ireland, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date not stated,

John III Sobieski (Jan III Sobieski). 1629 ñ 1696), from 1674 until his death King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, was one of the most notable monarchs of the PolishñLithuanian Commonwealth

Sir John ELIOT, 1592-1632, English Parliamentarian and Puritan, a few days before his death at the Tower, 1632, engraved by Francis Holl (1815-84)

King James I of England - John de Critz - circa 1605

Louis XII (27 June 1462 ñ 1 January 1515) was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1498 to 1515

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Prince Maurits (1567-1625). zd}

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1521-1598) by Anonymous Private Collection after 1572 Great Britain Oil on wood Painting Portrait

Ramon Berenguer III The Great (1082-1131 ). Count of Barcelona, Girona, Ausona, Besalu, Cerdanya, and Provence. Lithography, detail. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Catalonia. 1866.

August Frederick, 1st Duke of Sussex (born 27 January 1773 at Buckingham Palace, London died 21 April 1843 at Kensington Palace, London) was a British prince, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century master, Record date not stated

King HENRY VIII, 1491-1547, King of England

Portrait of Chlothar II the Great, the Young or Clotaire II (583 - 628). King of France from 584 to 628. Merovingian Dynasty. History of France, from

Richard I of England, known as Lionheart 1157 to 1199 From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey, published in London around 1890, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Portrait of Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov, 1672-1725, Emperor of the Russian Empire, digitally optimized Portrait of Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov, 1672-1725, Emperor of the Russian Empire, digitally optimized Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21911478

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). Emperor of the French from 1804-1814. Engraving by Longhi, 1812. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG)

Henry VIII 1491 to 1547 King of England Engraved by W. Holl From a 19th century print

Prince Augustus Frederick Duke of York and Albany 1763 to 1827 Second son of King George III, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

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