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Treaty of Westphalia, October 24, 1648. The peace marked the end of the supremacy of the Holy Roman Empire and the emergence of France as a dominant power. It recognized the sovereignty of the German states, Switzerland, and the Netherlands; Lutherans, Calvinists, and Roman Catholics were given equal rights.
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Treaty of Westphalia, October 24, 1648. The peace marked the end of the suprema...

A Habsburg genealogy, probably by Albrecht Altdorfer. From the "Historia Frederici III et Maximiliani I", an illustrated chronicle about his father and himself, ordered by Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519). Written by Joseph Gruenpeck, with annotations by the Emperor.
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A Habsburg genealogy, probably by Albrecht Altdorfer. From the "Historia Frede...

Maximilian's first bath. From the "Historia Frederici III et Maximiliani I", an illustrated story of the lives of Emperors Friedrich III and Maximilian I (1459-1519),commissioned by Maximilian. Written by J. Gruenpeck, with annotations by the Emperor. Folio 38 r
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Maximilian's first bath. From the "Historia Frederici III et Maximil...

The future Emperor Maximilian I, led by his father, Friedrich III, meets his bride, Mary of Burgundy, at Neuss, 1475. From the "Historia Frederici III et Maximiliani I", an illustrated chronicle commissioned by Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519). Folio 16 v
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The future Emperor Maximilian I, led by his father, Friedrich III, meets his...

Police protocol dealing with the safety of Mimi Erdoedy, Daughter of Ludwig van Beethoven's friend, Countess Erdoedy. Signature of police chief Count Sedlnitzky. 1822
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Police protocol dealing with the safety of Mimi Erdoedy, Daughte...

Seal with equestrian figure and coat-of-arms ("Bindenschild") of Friedrich II, last Duke of the Babenbergs, attached to a treaty of April 29th, 1233, between the Duke and the Abbot of Freising.
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Seal with equestrian figure and coat-of-arms ("Bindenschild") of Frie...

Deed by which King Rudolf I of Habsburg invested his sons Albrecht and Rudolf with the Duchies of Austria and Styria. December 27, 1282
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Deed by which King Rudolf I of Habsburg invested his sons Albrecht and Rudolf...

Deed by which Margarethe Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol, made over the counties of Tyrol and Goricia to the Dukes of Austria. Parchment with the seal of Margarethe and those of fourteen of her squires. January 26, 1363
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Deed by which Margarethe Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol, made over the counties o...

"Hand-register" of Emperor Friedrich III, with coats of arms, list of popes, emperors and towns, copies of important privileges etc.,to provide ready information to the Emperor about his lands and subjects. The motto "AEIOU" may mean "Austriae est imperare orbi universo."
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"Hand-register" of Emperor Friedrich III, with coats of arms, list of popes,...

Thirty Years War (1618-1648): The ratification documents of the Peace of Westphalia (1648).
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Thirty Years War (1618-1648): The ratification documents of the Peace o...