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Sultan Bajezid I. "Yldirim" (Lightening), reigned      
1389-1402; conquered Serbia 1354; beat a Crusaders     
Army 1396 at Nicolpolis.                               
Wood; Unknown painter
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Sultan Bajezid I. "Yldirim" (Lightening), reigned 1389-1402; conquered Ser...

Suleyman II, the Great (1494-1566), conquered Algiers  
1519/20), Belgrade (1521), Rhodos (1522), Baghdad      
(1534), Tripolitania (1551) and Transylvania (1562).   
His bid for Vienna failed in 1529. Suleiman II died    
during a Hungarian campaign.      Inv.156
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Suleyman II, the Great (1494-1566), conquered Algiers 1519/20), Belgrade (1521...

Charles, Duke of Lorraine (1643-1689), General and     
High Commander of the Imperial Armies; 1686 took       
Budapest from the Turks; died during the campaign      
against France.                                        
Oil on canvas, 130 x 110 cm
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Charles, Duke of Lorraine (1643-1689), General and High Commander of the Im...

Pope Innocent XI (Benedetto Odescalchi), Pope 1676-    
1689. His chief ambition was to contain the Turkish    
danger. He was instrumental in forging the Austro-     
Polish Alliance against the Sultan.                    
Oil on canvas, 55 x 35 cm
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Pope Innocent XI (Benedetto Odescalchi), Pope 1676- 1689. His chief ambition...

Eugene of Savoy, Prince (1663-1726), greatest General
of his times, joined the Imperial armies when Louis XIV
refused to give him a command in the French army;
Eugene's victories stopped the Turkish advances upon
Europe. He was Governor of the Netherlands from 1714-1724.
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Eugene of Savoy, Prince (1663-1726), greatest General of his times, joined the...

King Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1516).Contemporary   
copy of a work by a Dutch painter;the Vienna copy      
corresponds to that in the Windsor Collection,which    
has been ascribed to Michiel Sittow.                   
Oil on wood,29 x 22 cm,around 1490-1500. Inv.830
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King Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1516).Contemporary copy of a work by a Dutc...

Archduke Ferdinand,later Emperor Ferdinand I(1503-1564)
brother of Emperor Karl V.                             
Limewood,25,3 x 20,9 cm,painted arund 1521.            
Inv.831
#26040320

Archduke Ferdinand,later Emperor Ferdinand I(1503-1564) brother of Emperor Karl...

Emperor Ferdinand I (1503-1564),brother of Karl V.     
Canvas,206 x 109 cm                                    
Inv.4386
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Emperor Ferdinand I (1503-1564),brother of Karl V. Canvas,206 x 109 cm...

King Felipe (Philip)II (1527-1598),son of Emperor      
Karl V and King of Spain.The King wears the armour     
and chainmail of the light cavalry,a fieldmarshal's    
baton in his right hand.Painted 1566,after Antonis Mor.
Canvas,200 x 104 cm     Inv.3995
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King Felipe (Philip)II (1527-1598),son of Emperor Karl V and King of Spain...

Archduke,later Emperor Ferdinand I (1503-1564).        
Copy after Vermeyen,painted 1530. Wood,25 x 20 cm      
Inv.4059
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Archduke,later Emperor Ferdinand I (1503-1564). Copy after Vermeyen,pain...

Francois I,King of France (1494-1547).                 
Canvas                                                 
Inv.4506
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Francois I,King of France (1494-1547). Canvas...

Pope Paul III Farnese (1468-1549).                     
Canvas, 89 x 78 cm,painted after 1546.                 
Inv.99
#26040346

Pope Paul III Farnese (1468-1549). Canvas, 89 x 78 cm,paint...