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Emperor Joseph II ploughing in the Moravian village    
of Slavikowitz. One of the many legends around the     
popular emperor. House sign at the house "zum Kaiser-  
acker" at 27, Kaiserstrasse in Vienna, Austria.        
Oil on sheet iron
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Emperor Joseph II ploughing in the Moravian village of Slavikowitz. One of t...

Archduke Johann inaugurating the Imperial              
Constitutional Assembly on June 22, 1848, a result     
of the European revolutions of that year. The meeting  
took place in the hall of the Spanish Riding School,   
Vienna. Lithograph, hand-coloured.
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Archduke Johann inaugurating the Imperial Constitutional Assembly...

Vienna Lord Mayor Karl Lueger (1844-1910) riding       
in his coach during the flower-corso in the Vienna     
Prater in 1904. A very popular Christian-Conservative, 
Lueger was also an outspoken Anti-Semite               
who influenced Adolf Hitler.
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Vienna Lord Mayor Karl Lueger (1844-1910) riding in his coach during the...

Karl IV of Luxemburg, Emperor Holy Roman Empire        
(1316-1378)                                            
Limestone statue, originally  from the south-west pillar 
of the high tower of St. stephan's Cathedral, Vienna.
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Karl IV of Luxemburg, Emperor Holy Roman Empire (1316-1378)...

Albrecht II Habsburg, Duke of Austria (1298-1358)      
Limestone statue from the south-east pillar of the     
high tower of St. Stephans Cathedral, Vienna
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Albrecht II Habsburg, Duke of Austria (1298-1358) Limestone statue from th...

Johanna von Pfirt, wife of Duke Albrecht II of Austria 
(1300-1351)                                            
Limestone statue from St. Stephans Cathedral, Vienna
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Johanna von Pfirt, wife of Duke Albrecht II of Austria (1300-1351)...

Duke Rudolf IV Habsburg, "The Donor" (1339-1365),      
son of Duke Albrecht II and Johanna von Pfirt.         
Limestone statue from the south pillar of the west     
facade of St. Stephans Cathedral Vienna.
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Duke Rudolf IV Habsburg, "The Donor" (1339-1365), son of Duke Albrecht II...

Katharina von Boehmen (1342-1395), wife of Duke        
Rudolf IV Habsburg.                                    
Limestone statue from the Singertor of St. Stephans    
Cathedral, Vienna
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Katharina von Boehmen (1342-1395), wife of Duke Rudolf IV Habsburg....

Citizens' flag of 1465, by Jakob Kaschauer.            
Inv. 128.000
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Citizens' flag of 1465, by Jakob Kaschauer. Inv. 128.000

Shield of the duchy of Krain (today Krajna), 1463.     
Wood, gilded and painted.                              
Inv. 52.816/1
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Shield of the duchy of Krain (today Krajna), 1463. Wood, gilded and painted...

Pamphlet in praise of Emperor Joseph II "Edict of      
Tolerance" towards all religions. A lantern shines     
with the light of reason; grabbing monks may no        
longer fish for money, but in, the words of Jesus,     
"will become fishers of men".
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Pamphlet in praise of Emperor Joseph II "Edict of Tolerance" towards all r...

Vienna seen from the Rotenturm-Gate, around 1740       
In the center the gothic steeple of St. Stephan;       
left of center the "Roter Turm",the "Red Tower", which 
gave the Gate its name. Walls and bastions bordering   
the Danube river.     Oil on canvas
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Vienna seen from the Rotenturm-Gate, around 1740 In the center the gothic...