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Viola da Gamba Concert at the Court of Duke August the Younger of Braunschweig (c. 1650)
The painting below shows a viola da gamba concert in the mid-seventeenth century at the court of Duke August the Younger of Braunschweig (1579-1666). Concerts were no rarity at the duke’s....
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Charlotte-Elisabeth of Bavaria, Princess of Palatinate, Duchess of Orléans (1680)
Better known in German historiography by her nickname “Liselotte of the Palatinate,” Charlotte-Elisabeth (actually, Elisabeth Charlotte, 1652-1722) was the daughter of the Elector Palatinate Charles....
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William III of Orange (1701)
The Dutchman William III of Orange (1650-1702) was the son of William II of Orange (1626-50) and Mary Stuart (1631-60), the eldest daughter of King Charles I of England. He was elected stadtholder....
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Layout of the Residence and Capital City of Würzburg in the Year 1723 (1723-24)
Although the territorial fragmentation of Germany had obvious political disadvantages – notably vulnerability to foreign pressure or even invasion – it also acted as a boon to architectural production.....
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Construction of the Würzburg Residence of Prince-Bishop Karl von Schönborn (1731)
On his election in 1719, Johann Phillip Franz von Schönborn (r. 1719-24) decided to move the residence of the prince bishops of Würzburg from the Marienberg fortress on the outskirts of the city....
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Perspectival View of Karlsruhe and the Residence (1739)
Founded in 1715 by Margrave Karl Wilhelm von Baden-Durlach (r. 1709-38) , the southwestern German city of Karlsruhe was laid out around a palace designed as a princely resting place (thus the name....
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View of Nymphenburg Palace from the Park Side (c. 1761)
Bavarian elector Ferdinand Maria (r. 1651-79) and his wife Henriette Adelaide of Savoy commissioned the Italian architect Agostino Barelli to build Nymphenburg Palace to celebrate the birth of their....
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Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden (Early 19th Century)
Karl Friedrich of Baden (1728-1811) managed to elevate his once small margraviate of Baden-Durlach to an electorate (1803-1806) and finally to a grand duchy (1806). Although the enlargement of his....
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Maximilian I, King of Bavaria (c. 1810)
Under Elector Max IV Joseph (r. 1799-1806), Bavaria greatly increased its status and territory. Siding with Napoleon (r. 1804-15), this Wittelsbach ruler joined the Confederation....
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