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On 20th April 1805 Franz Xaver Winterhalter was born.
In 1823 Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz [aged 7] went to Paris [Map] and studied under Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 17].
1831. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 25]. Portrait of Princess Sophie of Sweden [aged 29].
Princess Sophie of Sweden: On 21st May 1801 she was born to King Gustav IV of Sweden. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. On 25th June 1819 Leopold Grand Duke of Baden and she were married. She the daughter of King Gustav IV of Sweden. On 6th July 1865 Princess Sophie of Sweden died.
1831. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 25]. Portrait of Leopold Grand Duke of Baden [aged 40].
Leopold Grand Duke of Baden: On 29th August 1790 he was born. On 24th April 1852 he died. His son Louis succeeded II Grand Duke of Baden. He suffered from a mental illness during all of his life so his brother Frederick Grand Duke of Baden acted a Regent until 1852 when Frederick Grand Duke of Baden also became Grand Duke of Baden.
Around 1840. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 34]. Portrait of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 20]. Note the Arm Garter as worn by Ladies of the Garter.
1840. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 34]. Portrait of Princess Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 17] around the time of her marriage to Prince Louis Duke Nemours [aged 25] on 26th April 1840.
Princess Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha: On 14th February 1822 she was born to Ferdinand Georg August Saxe Coburg Gotha and Maria Antonia Koháry Csábrág. In 26th April 1840 Prince Louis Duke Nemours and she were married. He the son of King Louis Philippe I of France. On 10th November 1857 Princess Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha died.
Around 1842. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 36]. Portrait of Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [aged 1].
Around 1842. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 36]. Portrait of Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [aged 1].
1843. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 37]. Portrait of Leonilla Bariatinskaia Princess of Sayn Wittgenstein Sayn.
Around 1846. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 40]. Portrait of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 26] and Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 26] and their children.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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Around 1846. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 40]. Portrait of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales [aged 4].
Around 1846. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 40]. Portrait of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 26].
1846. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 40]. Portrait of Antoine Orléans Duke Montpensier [aged 21].
1848. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 42]. Portrait of Princess Maria of the Two Sicilies [aged 25].
Princess Maria of the Two Sicilies: On 26th April 1822 she was born to Leopold Prince of Salerno and Archduchess Clementina of Austria. Coefficient of inbreeding 19.79%. On 25th November 1844 Prince Henri Duke of Aumale and she were married. He the son of King Louis Philippe I of France. They were fourth cousin once removed. On 6th December 1869 Princess Maria of the Two Sicilies died.
Around 1850. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 44]. Portrait of Major-General John Douglas [aged 32].
Major-General John Douglas: On 7th April 1817 he was born. On 8th September 1888 he died.
In 1853. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 47]. Portrait of Empress Eugénie of France [aged 26].
1854. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 48]. Portrait of Katarzyna Potocka in oriental costume.
Around 1854. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 48]. Portrait of Empress Eugénie of France [aged 27].
1854. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 48]. Portrait of Princess Sophie of Sweden [aged 52].
Around 1855. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 49]. The Empress Eugénie of France [aged 28] surrounded by her Ladies in Waiting.
In 1855. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 49]. The Emperor Napoléon III [aged 46].
Around 1857. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 51]. Portrait of Princess Anna of Prussia [aged 20].
Princess Anna of Prussia: On 17th May 1836 she was born to Charles Hohenzollern and Marie Saxe Weimar Eisenach. On 26th May 1853 Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel and she were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. On 12th June 1918 Princess Anna of Prussia died.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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Around 1857. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 51]. Portrait of Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn [aged 70].
Before 1858. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 52]. Portrait of Clementina Augusta Wellington Child-Villiers [aged 33].
Around 1859. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 53]. Portrait of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 39].
Around 1862. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 56]. Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [aged 21] and Frederick III King Prussia [aged 30] and their chlidren.
Around 1863. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 57]. Portrait of William Douglas Hamilton 12th Duke Hamilton 9th Duke Brandon [aged 17].
William Douglas Hamilton 12th Duke Hamilton 9th Duke Brandon: On 12th March 1845 he was born to William Alexander Archibald Hamilton 11th Duke Hamilton 8th Duke Brandon at Connaught Place, Bayswater. On 8th July 1863 William Alexander Archibald Hamilton 11th Duke Hamilton 8th Duke Brandon died. His son William succeeded 12th Duke Hamilton, 8th Marquess Douglas, 9th Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 9th Baron Dutton of Cheshire. On 10th December 1873 William Douglas Hamilton 12th Duke Hamilton 9th Duke Brandon and Mary Louisa Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon were married. She by marriage Duchess Hamilton, Duchess Brandon of Suffolk. She the daughter of William Drogo Montagu 7th Duke Manchester and Louisa Vonalten Duchess Devonshire and Manchester. He the son of William Alexander Archibald Hamilton 11th Duke Hamilton 8th Duke Brandon. They were fourth cousin once removed. On 16th May 1895 William Douglas Hamilton 12th Duke Hamilton 9th Duke Brandon died at Algiers. His fourth cousin Alfred succeeded 13th Duke Hamilton, 10th Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 9th Marquess Douglas, 10th Baron Dutton of Cheshire.
Around 1865. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 59]. Portrait of Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [aged 24].
1865. Photograph of Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 59].
Around 1865. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 59]. Portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria [aged 27].
Around 1871. Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 65]. Portrait of Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov [aged 17].
On 8th July 1873 Franz Xaver Winterhalter [aged 68] died.