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Royal Portraits of European Monarchs

Vintage portraits capturing the regal attire of various European kings, showcasing elaborate uniforms and royal insignia.

Kaiser Wilhelm II

FERDINAND I of Bulgaria. Date: 1861 - 1948

Γεωργιος Α.' Βασιλευς των Ελληνων , Kings, George I, King of the Hellenes, 1845-1913. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Grand Duke Sergej Aleksandrovic Romanov (1857-1905), photograph by Leon Bouet, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXII, No 9, February 26, 1905.

CHRISTIAN X King of Denmark (1912-47) Date: 1870 - 1947

King Haakon, Norway

Kaiser Wilhelm II

RAMON BLANCO ARENAS (1833-1906) GENERAL ESPAÑOL, CAPITAN GENERAL DE NAVARRA, CUBA Y CATALUÑA. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPANIEN. BLANCO ARENAS RAMON. MARQUES DE PEÑA PLATA.

H.S.H Prince Louis of Battenberg, Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, (1854 1921). German prince related to the British Royal Family. First Sea Lord in the British Royal Navy, but anti-German sentiment forced his retirement at the start of World War One Date: 1914

JUAN BAUTISTA AZNAR Y CABANAS 1860/1933 -MARINO,ÚLTIMO JEFE DE GOBIERNO CON ALFONSO XIII. Author: Kaulak. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

ALMIRANTE PASCUAL CERVERA Y TOPETE (1839-1909).

King of Norway

H.R.H. Crown Prince of Greece , Princes, Constantine I, King of the Hellenes, 1868-1923. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Portrait of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia (1847-1909), Rundaltsov, Mikhail Viktorovich (1871-1935)

Portrait of Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich of Russia (1858-1915) by Bergamasco, Charles (Karl) (1830_1896)/Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow/Phototypie/Russia/Portrait

Haakon VII, Prince Carl of Denmark and Iceland, born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel, 1872 to 1957 aka Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905. First king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden. From The Illustrated War News published 1914

general Alexei Nikolayevich Kropotkin (1848-1925), who served as the Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904 during the Russo-Japanese war

ARTHUR DUKE OF CONNAUGHT 3rd son of Victoria Date: 1850 - 1942

King Christian X, who had been suffering from heart trouble and inflammation of the lungs, died last night.He was 76, having been born on September 26, 1870 and succeeded to the throne on May 12, 1912.He had been unconscious since 3.30 PM yesterday, and nearly all the members of the Royal Family were present by late in the afternoon.Before he lapsed into a come, King Christian said good-bye to the Queen, the Crown Prince Knud. March 20, 1946. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.)

Historical photograph, portrait of William I or Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig of Prussia, 1797 - 1888, Hohenzollern, King of Prussia, the first German Emperor

ALFRED DUKE OF EDINBURGH Second son of Victoria, in military uniform Date: 1844 - 1900

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria

Portrait of Russian General Alexander Konstantinovich Abramov (1836-1886). He served under General Mikhail Chernyayev during the time of Russia's conquest of Central Asia. Best known for leading the siege against the Uzbekistan city of Samarkand in 1868. Dated 1872

Amadeo I (Turin ,1845-Turin, 1890). Duke of Aosta and King of Spain (1871-1873). Engraving.

King Haakon of Norway known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905 Date: 1914

Alexander II (1818 - 1881) Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination.

King of Italy

Edward VII (1841-1910), King of the United Kingdom, photograph by WD Downey, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXX, No 17, April 26, 1903.

Edward VIII (1894 - 1972), in uniform as Cononel of the Welsh Guards, for the funeral of King George V. After just one year Edward chose to abdicate the throne (January 1936 December 1936), in order to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American, he become known as Duke of Windsor. Date: 1936

Vintage Photograph. King Alfonso XIII of Spain.

Duke of Braganza i.e., Archduke Otto Franz of Austria

Christian IX 1818 to 1906. King of Denmark.

Portrait of the historian and archeologist Ivan Vladimirovich Tsvetaev (1847-1913) by Fischer, Karl August (1859-after 1923)/Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow/1913/Photograph/Russia/Portrait

01/31/1912. New President. Mr. Rafael Álvarez Sereix, who has been elected president of the cooperative association of State Officials. Photo: Kaulak.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, early 20th century. Artist: Unknown

King of Servia

1900s PORTRAIT OF VITTORIO EMANUELE III KING OF ITALY AT AGE 30 HIS SUPPORT OF BENITO MUSSOLINI LET TO ABOLISHMENT OF MONARCHY

A photograph of Charles Warren. General Sir Charles Warren (1840-1927) an officer in the British Royal Engineers who was appointed the Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in March 1886.

Prince Mirko, Montenegro, in uniform

Kaiser at 35

1916 (CA.). The former minister D. Fermín Calbetón who has been appointed ambassador of Spain to the Holy See.

Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (1861-1948). Tsar of Bulgaria. Portrait. Engraving.

King George V. 1 May 1923

Wilhelm II or William II; 1859 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia; ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918.

Portrait of Field Marshal Douglas Haig when he as just a Lieutenant General. He would later become the commander of the British Expeditionary Forces during the First World War.

Nicholas II (1868-1918), Tsar of Russia, photograph by Levitsky, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXII, No 45, November 5, 1905.

ROMANONES , CONDE DE. ALVARO DE FIGUEROA Y TORRES. POLITICO ESPAÑOL. MADRID 1863 - 1950 REPRODUCCION FOTO. FIGUEROA ALVARO DE. CONDE DE ROMANORES.

Otto I, King of Greece.

GEORGE V

King George V, early 20th century.Artist: Lafayette

King Edward VII (1841 - 1910) of Great Britain and Ireland, pictured in an Imperial Russian uniform. Around his neck King Edward is shown wearing the Grand Cross of St. Andrews, an honour bestowed on him by the Czar. Date:

Wilhelm II or William II (Friedrich Wilhelm von Preußen); 27 January 1859 - 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918.

H.M. King George VI of England 1940

Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia (1861 ñ 1929) was a son of Grand Duke Michael Nikolayevich of Russia and a grandson of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. 1910

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War (191418) until his death

Wilhelm II, 1859 - 1941, German Emperor, King of Prussia, woodcut from 1880

Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf 16 June 1858 ñ 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 1907 until his death 43 years later

King EDWARD VII, 1841-1910, as the Prince of Wales

VICTOR MANUEL III. REY DE ITALIA. 1869-1947.

Ambassador to the United States from Chile Edwardo Suarez ca. early 1900s.

Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1912. For almost 20 years he pursued an aggressive foreign policy and expansion of the German Navy (BSLOC_2018_3_41)

Oskar II, born Prince Oskar Fredrik Bernadotte of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Oestergoetland, 21 January 1829, 8 December 1907, of the House of Bernadotte was King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and in personal union King of Norway from 1872 to 1905, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Portrait of Duke of Aosta Emanuele Filiberto (1869-1931), Italian general, photo by A Trombetta from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLIII, No 34, August 20, 1916.

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Color portrait of William II of Wuerttemberg (Stuttgart 1848 - Bebenhausen 1921), was the fourth king of Wuerttemberg. First World War

Field Marshal Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer, 1857 to 1932. British colonial official and soldier. From the book South Africa and the Transvaal War by Louis Creswicke, published 1900.

King of Greece, portrait bust, in uniform

Prince of Wales later Edward VII (1841 - 1910), British Royalty, reigned (1901 - 1910).

Alexander I (1888 1934) served as a prince regent of the Kingdom of Serbia from 1914 and later became King of Yugoslavia from 1921 to 1934

King of Italy

Portrait of Victor Emmanuel III (1820-1878), King of Italy, by Luigi Conconi (1852-1917), Sala Savoia (Savoy Hall), ground floor, Palazzo Spinola, Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

King Edward VII, (Albert Edward, 1841-1910), 1904. Artist: Valentine & Sons Ltd

Portrait of Hendrik van Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Portrait of Hendrik. A rule of Dutch text in the undermarge.

Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich, 1890s

'H.M. King George V', 1935. Artist: Unknown.

Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (1878-1918) by Anonymous /State Museum of History, Moscow/1912/Photograph/Russia/Tsar's Family. House of Romanov

Nicholas II 1868 17 July 1918), last Tsar of Russia, ruled from 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. Executed in July 1918. Portrait by Ilya Galkin 1898

Late King of Portugal as young man, standing in uniforn, three-quarters

Haakon VII., Prince Carl von Denmark and Iceland, born as Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel, 1872 to 1957, also known as Prince Carl von Denmark until 1905. First king of Norway after the dissolution of the personal union with Sweden in 1905. 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (1878-1918), Anonymous

TSAR ALEXANDER II of all the Russias with his autograph Date: 1818 - 1881

Portrait of Wilhelm II of Prussia by Richard Brendamour, woodcut, 1890s, 1831-1915, Private Collection

Grand Duke Rudolph, Saxe-Weimer, Wilhelm-Ernst Photo., Berlin

Portrait of Ferdinand I (1861-1948), Prince Regent of Bulgaria, photo by Pirou from L'Illustration, No 3268, October 14, 1905.

H.M. Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, 1869-1947, King of Italy 1900-1946, Emperor of Ethiopia 1936-1943 and King of Albania 1939-1943, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

NAPOLEON III. EMPERADOR DE FRANCIA. 1808-1873. GRABADO RETRATO. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL . MADRID.

Duke Connaught

General Sir Douglas Haig, 1861-1928. Field Marshal, Commander British Expeditionary Force. From a photograph by J. Russell and sons.

Valeriano Weyler Nicolau (1838-1930), marqués de Tenerife y duque de Rubí, militar y político español.

H.R.H. King Peter of Serbia, Peter Karadjordjevic I., 1844-1921, born in Belgrade, became the first constitutional monarch of Serbia, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia ca. 1900

H.M. King Frederik IX of Denmark. December 13, 1949. (Photo by Camera Press Ltd).

Victor Louis Lucien, Baron D Urbal, born in 1858, died 1943. French general in the First World War. From L Illustration, 1916., historical, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

01/31/1945. Portrait of the diplomat José María Doussinague painted by Mariano Madrazo.

Duke Roxburghe

12/31/1916. Don Eduardo Ródenas, representative of the state in Tabacalera, who died yesterday in Madrid.

Portrait of mayor of Moscow Prince Vladimir Dolgorukov (1810-1891), Russian Photographer

Prince Edward of Wales, the future King Edward VII of Great Britain (1841-1910), 1890.Artist: W&D Downey

Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich ca. 1890

Portrait of Prince Eduard VII of the United Kingdom, William & Daniel Downey, c. 1881 - In or Before 1891 photomechanical print paper Ruler, Sovereign

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