(1519–1559) King of France (1547–1559) Henri II in Art: Michelangelo (1475-1564) Disegno per una statua equestre di Enrico II 1559–1564 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Born March 31 1519 Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France) Died July 10 1559 Paris (France) Father François I, King of France (1494-1547) Wife (1533-1559)…
(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)…
(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)…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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)
(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…
(1165–1223) King of France (1180–1223) Philippe II Auguste in Film: The Lion in Winter 1968 Director: Anthony Harvey Starring: Peter O’Toole, Katharine Hepburn Born August 21 1165 Paris (France) Died July 14 1223 Mantes (France)