House of Habsburg-Kings-Emperors-Austria-Germany 1623 Kilian Engravings

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CLEARANCE LOT of FOUR (4) Members of the House of Habsburg -- 1623** Kilian Engraving These are very rare, although damaged with tears (some reinforced), copper-plate engraved portraits Text on reverse. While RARE, these pages are damaged and offered for historical value; they are phenomenal items Offered as is as a Clearance Lot for Historical Study of Austrian Kings & Emperors (See note below) These engravings are by Wolfgang Kilian (bAugsburg, 1581; d Augsburg, 1662). An engraver of note, from a multi-generational family of artists and engravers. Brother of Lucas Kilian, who like Wolfgang, was apprenticed to his stepfather, Dominicus Custos. He is most noted for his portraits and book illustrations. 1. Rudolph I (also known as Rudolph of Habsburg) (German: Rudolf von Habsburg, Latin: Rudolphus, Czech: Rudolf Habsburský) (1 May 1218 – 15 July 1291) was King of the Romans from 1273 until his death. Rudolph was the first of the count-kings, so-called by the historian, Bernd Schneidmüller. He played a vital role in raising the Habsburg dynasty to a leading position among the Imperial feudal dynasties. Originally a Swabian count, he was the first Habsburg to acquire the duchies of Austria and Styria, territories that would remain under Habsburg rule for more than 600 years and would form the core of the Habsburg Monarchy and the present-day country of Austria. 2. Albert II of Habsburg (10 August 1397 – 27 October 1439) was King of Germany from 1438 until his death. He was also King of Hungary, King of Bohemia, duke of Luxembourg and, as Albert V, archduke of Austria from 1404. ALBERT II. (1397-1439), German king, king of Bohemia and Hungary, and (as Albert V.) duke of Austria, was born on the 10th of August 1397, the son of Albert IV. of Habsburg, duke of Austria. He succeeded to the duchy of Austria on his father's death in 1404. After receiving a good education, he undertook the government of Austria in 1411, and succeeded, with the aid of his advisers, in ridding the duchy of the evils which had arisen during his minority. He assisted the German king, Sigismund, in his campaigns against the Hussites, and in 1422 married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Sigismund, who designated him as his successor. When the German king died in 1437, Albert was crowned king of Hungary on the 1st of January 1438, and although crowned king of Bohemia six months later, he was unable to obtain possession of the country. He was engaged in warfare with the Bohemians and their Polish allies, when on the 18th of March 1438 he was chosen German king at Frankfort, an honor which he does not appear to have sought. Afterwards engaged in defending Hungary against the attacks of the Turks, he died on the 27th of October 1439 at Langendorf, and was buried at Stuhlweissenburg. Albert was an energetic and warlike prince, whose short reign gave great promise of usefulness for Germany. 3. Rudolf II of Austria (July 18, 1552–January 20, 1612), Holy Roman Emperor as Rudolf II (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia, as Rudolf (1572–1608), King of Bohemia as Rudolf II (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria as Rudolf V (1576–1608). He was a member of the House of Habsburg. Rudolf was born in Vienna on 18 July 1552. He was the eldest son and successor of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, and King of Hungary and Croatia; his mother was Maria of Spain, a daughter of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. 4. Leopold IV of Austria, Duke of Further Austria (1371 – June 3, 1411) was an Austrian Habsburg Duke of the Leopoldinian Line. He was the second son of Leopold III. His eldest brother Duke William of Inner Austria took him as his effective co-ruler, putting him in particular charge of Further Austria, which also meant ancestral Habsburg lands in Swiss Aargau etc. Leopold was to face Swiss opposition to Austrian administration. From 1391 onwards, he was the effective ruler of Further Austria, and from 1396 to 1406 he was ruler in Tyrol too. He married Catherine de Valois of Burg... read more

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