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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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Meal in honour of the Peace of Muenster and Osnabrueck, which put an end to the Thirty Years' War; held in the large Council hall in Nuernberg, Germany, on September 15 1649.Foreground right: Ottavio Piccolomini Imperial general and chief negotiator.
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Meal in honour of the Peace of Muenster and Osnabrueck, which put an end to the...

The Imperial Army's campaign against the Turks, 1664: An Imperial flag, a book on the Art of Warfare and the Turkish Campaign by the Commander of the Imperial troops Count Raimund Montecuccoli, a battle plan and Montecuccoli's Fieldmarshal's baton.
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The Imperial Army's campaign against the Turks, 1664: An Imperial flag, a book...

"Artilleriebesteck" - gunnery instruments for measuring and calculating - which belonged to Emperor Karl VI (1685-1740). The instruments lie on a military drawing made by Karl when still an Archduke.
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"Artilleriebesteck" - gunnery instruments for measuring and calculating - which...

Gustav III, King of Sweden (1746-1792), assassinated during a fancy dress ball at the Stockholm Opera House by an officer, Jacob Johan Anckarstroem. Verdi used the King's assassination in his opera"Un ballo in maschera" Canvas, 135,5 x114,5 cm, 1771 Inv.2758
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Gustav III, King of Sweden (1746-1792), assassinated during a fancy dress ball a...

Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orleans as a boy (1725-1785), Duc de Chartres. Father of Philippe Orleans, who joined the Revolutionaries of 1789, took the name of "Philippe Egalite" and died on the guillotine in 1793. Canvas, 281 x 145.5 cm Inv. 3288
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Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orleans as a boy (1725-1785), Duc de Chartres. Fath...

Louis XVI, King of France, born 1754, died under the guillotine 1793. The King is shown here in his coronation robes with the order of the Saint Esprit. Canvas, 275,5 x 193,5 cm, 1779 Inv. 3444
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Louis XVI, King of France, born 1754, died under the guillotine 1793. The Kin...

Marie Antoinette, Archduchess, Queen of France (1755-1793), daughter of Empress Maria Theresia, sister of Emperor Joseph II. Died under the guillotine six months after her husband, Louis XVI. Canvas, 273 x 193,5 cm, 1778
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Marie Antoinette, Archduchess, Queen of France (1755-1793), daughter of...

The brothers Joseph (Emperor Joseph II, 1741-1790) and Leopold (Emperor Leopold II, 1747-1792), sons of Empress Maria Theresia and Emperor Franz-Stephan of Lorraine, 1769 Oil on canvas, 173 x 122 cm. Inv.1628
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The brothers Joseph (Emperor Joseph II, 1741-1790) and Leopold (Emperor Leopold...

Napkin, woven in memory of the peace of Hubertusburg, 1763, which ended the Seven-Years War between Austria and Prussia and their allies, between Empress Maria Theresia and King Friedrich II, over the possession of Silesia.
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Napkin, woven in memory of the peace of Hubertusburg, 1763, which ended the S...

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) as King of Italy Between 1805 and 1810 Canvas, 100 x 75 cm Inv. 2346
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) as King of Italy Between 1805 and 1810...

Admiral Nelson's flag ship, the "Victory", from which he commanded the battles of Abukir (1798) and Trafalgar (1805) against the French under Napoleon I. Nelson died on the "Victory" during the battle of Trafalgar.
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Admiral Nelson's flag ship, the "Victory", from which he commanded the battles o...

Cannon-deck of the "Victory", Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship during the battles of Abukir (1798) and Trafalgar (1805) against the French under Napoleon I. Nelson died on the "Victory" during the battle of Trafalgar.
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Cannon-deck of the "Victory", Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship during the battl...