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Personalities, Aristocracy, Politics and Portraits, Rulers, Emperors and Kings, Crowds and Demonstrations.



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Aristocracy

ARISTOCRACY

Family

FAMILY

Old Age

OLD AGE

Politicians

POLITICIANS

Poverty

POVERTY

Youth

YOUTH

627 photos
Sword, helmet of a conquistador, horseman's armour belonging to Charles V. Letter by Hernan Cortes.
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Sword, helmet of a conquistador, horseman's armour belonging to Charles V....

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...

Engagement portraits of Ladislaus "Postumus" (1440- 1457) and Magdalena of France. Ladislaus, son of King Albrecht II and heir of Austria, Bohemia, and Hungary, died before the wedding could take place. Wood, 38,5 x 52 cm, Inv. 4394
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Engagement portraits of Ladislaus "Postumus" (1440- 1457) and Magdalena of F...

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...

The Maharajah Dulep Singh. The portraits of the Maharaja and his wife were painted for Osborne House, Queen Victorias country seat on the Isle of Weight.
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The Maharajah Dulep Singh. The portraits of the Maharaja and his wife we...

The Maharani Dulep Singh. The portraits of the Maharani and her husband were painted for Osborne House, Queen Victorias country seat on the Isle of W\ight.
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The Maharani Dulep Singh. The portraits of the Maharani and her husband...

Archduchess Konstanze, Queen of Poland (1588-1631) daughter of Archduke Karl II Habsburg, ruler of Styria, Carinthia and Kraijna. Konstanze married King Sigismund III of Poland. Canvas, 114 x 87 cm Inv. 3306
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Archduchess Konstanze, Queen of Poland (1588-1631) daughter of Archduke Kar...

War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714): Treaty concerning the maintenance of Imperial troops in Spain, concluded between Prince Eugene of Savoy and the English commander, John Churchill Duke of Marlborough. The Hague, December 7, 1710.
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War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714): Treaty concerning the maintenan...

Elisabeth,Empress of Austria-Hungary,in a rare photo in later years.Exceptionally,she wears her hair in a bun and not the magnificent tresses of the early portraits. With her is Ida Ferenczy, lady-in-waiting. 1891,seven years before the Empress was assassinated in Geneva.
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Elisabeth,Empress of Austria-Hungary,in a rare photo in later years.Exceptionall...

Cafe Central in downtown Vienna,a center for fin-de-siecle literati and politicians.Trotzkij used to play chess at the Cafe Central,Victor Adler, leading socialist,writers Karl Kraus,Peter Altenberg and Elias Cabetti were among the regulars.
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Cafe Central in downtown Vienna,a center for fin-de-siecle literati a...

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...

King Melchisedech in ceremonial robes - behind him King Louis XI with his alms purse and his barber- surgeon Olivier le Daim - Old Testament scene Tapestry woven in Flanders in the late 15th for Isabelle de la Jaille, friend of Anne de Bretagne
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King Melchisedech in ceremonial robes - behind him King Louis XI with his...