(1585–1642) Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu L’Éminence rouge Richelieu in Literature: • Dumas, Alexandre (1802-1870): The Three Musketeers (English) Richelieu in Art: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Cardinal Richelieu c.1642 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Ingres, J.A.D. (1780-1867)…
Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Le duc d’Orléans montrant sa maîtresse (The Duke of Orleans showing his Lover) c.1825–1826 Oil on canvas, 35 x 25.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This signed canvas by Delacroix depicting a literary subject has been dated to around…
(1158–1186) Duke of Brittany (1181–1186) 3rd Earl of Richmond (1181–1186) Geoffrey II in Film: The Lion in Winter 1968 Director: Anthony Harvey Starring: Peter O’Toole, Katharine Hepburn Born September 23 1158 Died August 19 1186 Paris (France) Wife (1181-1186) Constance de Bretagne…
(1166–1216) John Lackland, Jean sans Terre King of England (1199–1216) Lord of Ireland (1177–1216) Count of Poitiers (1199–1204) Duke of Normandy (1199–1204) Duke of Aquitaine (1199–1216) John Lackland in Literature: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): King John (1596) John Lackland in Film: The Lion in…
(1157–1199) Richard the Lionheart, Richard Coeur de Lion Duke of Aquitaine (1168–1199) Count of Poitiers (1169–1196) Duke of Normandy (1189–1199) Count of Anjou (1189–1199) King of England (1189–1199) Richard the Lionheart in Film: The Lion in Winter 1968 Director: Anthony Harvey…
(1133–1189) Henry of Anjou, Henry Plantagenet Henry FitzEmpress, Henry Curtmantle Duke of Normandy (1150–1189) Count of Anjou (1151–1189) Duke of Aquitaine (1152–1189) Count of Poitiers (1156–1189) King of England (1154–1189) Henry II in Art: De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Queen Eleanor and…
(1503–1554) John the Magnanimous Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) Duke of Saxony (1547–1554) John Frederick I in Art: Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) John Frederick I c.1530s Private Collection Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) & Workshop John Frederick the Magnanimous,…
(1494–1547) François d’Orléans François d’Angoulême Count of Angoulême Duke of Valois King of France (1515–1547) François I in Art: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) François 1er reçoit les derniers soupirs de Léonard 1818 Petit Palais, Paris Works commissioned by him: Andrea…
(1769–1852) Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, FRS Prime Minister of Great Britain The Duke of Wellington in Art: Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Lord Wellesley s.d. National Museum Wales, Cardiff Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Green Park, London 1870 or 1871 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia…
(1541–1587) Duke of Florence (1574–1587) Grand Duke of Tuscany (1574–1587) Francesco I de’ Medici in Art: Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Ritratto di Francesco I de’ Medici c.1558 Private collection Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Francesco de’ Medici c.1560 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago…