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Archduke Karl, Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial troops during the Napoleonic Wars, with his wife Henriette von Nassau-Weilburg and his children in front of their Castle Weilburg in Baden, near Vienna.
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Archduke Karl, Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial troops during the Napole...

Edward I, King of England (1239-1307).
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Edward I, King of England (1239-1307).

Emperor Charles IV (1346-1378) and his third wife, Anna von Schweidnitz (1339-1362)with a reliquary-cross. Architrav in the Saint Katherine-chapel of Karlsteijn castle,Czech Republic,around 1355.
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Emperor Charles IV (1346-1378) and his third wife, Anna von Schweidnitz (13...

Castle gate at Husum, the "grey city on the shore" of German poet Theodor Storm. Storm wrote romantic short stories and novels about his North-German home country.
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Castle gate at Husum, the "grey city on the shore" of German poet Theodor S...

The gothic vaults of the cellars of Castle Chillon, Switzerland. This was the prison of Bonivard, hero of Lord Byron's novel "The Prisoner of Chillon", published in 1820. Lord Byron visited the vault and scratched his name into the third column.
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The gothic vaults of the cellars of Castle Chillon, Switzerland. This was th...

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...

The library, Arenenberg. On the table, a bronze bust of Pauline Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon I.On the book- case a terracotta bust of Laetizia, Napoleon's mother. Three children of Eugene Beauharnais, Joachim Murat, Carolina of Naples and Elisa Bonaparte high on walls.
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The library, Arenenberg. On the table, a bronze bust of Pauline Bonaparte, si...

"Napoleon table"; 1864, a gift from the city of Paris to Napoleon III.Inlaid paintings by C. Freund show "the Napoleons":Napoleon I, his son, the duke of Reichstadt, Napoleon III and the Prince Imperial. Between the four: castles of Arenenberg, Elysee, St. Cloud and Compiegne.
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"Napoleon table"; 1864, a gift from the city of Paris to Napoleon III.Inlaid pa...

Rothschild Palace, Chateau de Ferriere, France. First floor hall. The banking familys country house, built by British architect Paxton, is a fine example of British country architecture of the Historism period.
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Rothschild Palace, Chateau de Ferriere, France. First floor hall. The ba...

Leopold II "der Schoene" - the beautiful (1075-1095) during the battle of Mailberg (1082), which he lost to Wratislaw of Bohemia. From the family tree of the Margraves and Dukes of Babenberg, first rulers of "Ostarrichi"- Austria. Painted 1489-1491
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Leopold II "der Schoene" - the beautiful (1075-1095) during the battle of Mai...

Castle of Loches (Touraine): the four-cornered keep (late 11th) and the cranellated towers of the wall. Loche was a royal residence since the reign of Charles VI. Later it was a State Prison. Charles VII and Jeanne d'Arc met here.
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Castle of Loches (Touraine): the four-cornered keep (late 11th) and the cran...

Jeanne d'Arc arrives at the Castle of Chinon. Jeanne is on horseback, surrounded by her companions. Charles VII greets her standing on the draw bridge. German Tapestry.
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Jeanne d'Arc arrives at the Castle of Chinon. Jeanne is on horseback, surroun...