Category: Monarchs

Caterina de’ Medici (France)

(1519–1589) Caterina Maria Romula di Lorenzo de’ Medici Queen consort of France (1547–1559) Queen regent of France (1560–1563) Works commissioned by her: Michelangelo (1475-1564) Disegno per una statua equestre di Enrico II 1559–1564 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam   Born April 13 1519 Firenze (Italia)…

James I (England)

(1566–1625) James Charles Stuart King of England (1603–1625) King of Ireland (1603–1625) King of Scotland (1567–1625) James I in Art: Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Apotheosis of James I c.1628–1630 Tate Britain, London   Born June 19 1566 Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh (Scotland)…

Catherine the Great

(1729–1796) born Princess Sophie Friederike Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst Catherine II, Empress of Russia (1762–1796) Works commissioned by her: Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) The Infant Hercules c.1785–1789 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton     Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Infant Hercules Strangling Serpents 1786 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg…

Charles I (England)

(1600–1649) King of England (1625–1649) King of Ireland (1625–1649) King of Scotland (1625–1649) Charles I in Art: Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Apotheosis of James I c.1628–1630 Tate Britain, London     Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Union of England and Scotland…

Caterina Cornaro

(1454–1510) Αικατερίνη Κορνάρο Catarina Corner Queen Consort of Cyprus (1472–1473) Queen of Cyprus (1474–1489) Queen of Jerusalem and Armenia Caterina Cornaro in Art: Bellini, Gentile (c.1429-1507) Caterina Cornaro, regina di Cipro c.1500 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest   Born November 25…

Jane Seymour, Queen of England

(c.1508–1637) Queen consort of England (1636–1637) Jane Seymour in Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Jane Seymour c.1636–1637 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna    

Fernando VII (España)

(1784–1833) “El Deseado”, “El rey Felón” King of Spain (1808) King of Spain (1813–1833) Fernando VII in Art: Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) La familia de Carlos IV 1800 Museo del Prado, Madrid     Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Retrato de Fernando VII c.1814–1815…

Maximilian I of Mexico

(1832–1867) Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen Emperor of Mexico (1864–1867) Photograph of the execution of Maximilian (right) Miramón (center) and Mejía (left). Photograph of the Mexican firing squad that executed Emperor Maximilian I, commanded by Colonel Palacios (right). Maximilian…

Elizabeth II (United Kingdom)

(1926–2022) Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022) Queen Elizabeth in Film: The Queen 2006 Director: Stephen Frears Starring: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen   Born April 21 1926 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London (England) Died September 8 2022 Balmoral Castle (Scotland)

Mary I (Scotland)

(1542–1587) Mary Stuart or Mary Stewart Mary, Queen of Scots Queen of Scotland (1542–1567) Queen consort of France (1559–1560) Mary Stuart in Literature: • Dumas, Alexandre (1802-1870): Mary Stuart (English) Mary Stuart in Film: Mary, Queen of Scots 1971 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Vanessa…