Royal Portraits

Engravings of kings and emperors, detailing their regalia and noble attributes, reflecting the lineage and power of historical rulers.

Portrait of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Eduard, King of Portugal.

Portrait of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Henry II of Castile (1334-1379), called Henry of Trastamara or the Fratricidal. First king of Castile and León from the House of Trastámara. Portrait, detail. Engraving by Antonio Roca. Las Glorias Nacionales, 1853. Author: Antonio Roca Sallent (1813-1864). Spanish engraver.

Francisco Pizarro (1478-1541). Spanish conqueror of the Inca empire. Portrait. Engraving. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume IV, 1856.

Tiberius II Constantine (520-582) was born in Thrace and was a close friend to future emperor Justin II. Tiberius became commander of the Excubitors imperial guard, and when Justin II became emperor, Tiberius was made his chief military commander. When Justin had a mental breakdown, his wife Sophia turned to Tiberius to manage the empire, and he was later named co-emperor and adopted son by Justin in 574. Tiberius became sole emperor after Justin died in 578.

Portrait of King Sancho I of Portugal; Kings and Princes of Portugal.

Favila (715-739). King of Asturias. Engraving. Colored.

Charlemagne at the Coronation of the German Emperor, painted by Albrecht Dürer in 1510, Germany. Charlemagne, also known as Charles I, was King of the...

KING CNUT / CANUTE King of England (1016-35) and Denmark (1018-35). Date: 11th century

ISABEL I REINA DE INGLATERRA Y DE IRLANDA 1550-1610- ULTIMA DE LA DINASTIA TUDOR. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

PIZARRO, Francisco (1476-1541). Spanish military man, conqueror of Peru.; MAEA, Jos_ (1760-1826). Valencian painter. Portrait of Francisco Pizarro drawed by Jose Maea in 1791. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

Henry of Germany (1211-1242) was the only son of Emperor Frederick II with his first wife Constance of Aragon. Henry was crowned King of Sicily in 1212, so that Frederick could pursue his claim to the crown of Germany, as an agreement between Frederick and Pope Innocent III had specified that Germany and Sicily should not be united under one ruler. When the Pope died in 1216, Frederick reassumed the title of King of Sicily a year later and made Henry the Duke of Swabia instead. Henry was crowned as King of Germany in 1222, co-ruling with his father. Henry is numbered only in parentheses as he did not exercise sole kingship, and so as to not confuse him with the later Emperor Henry VII.

Ivan the Great, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Francisco Pizarro (1478-1541). Spanish conqueror of the Inca empire. Portrait. Engraving. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume IV, 1856.

Engraving of Boleslaw III Wrymouth (1086-1138) a Prince of Lesser Poland, Silesia and Sandomierz and over the whole of Poland. Dated 12th Century

Numerian (-284) was the son of Emperor Carus and younger brother to Carinus, who he would be joint emperor with in later life. Carus immediately elevated both Carinus and Numerian to Caesars after his ascension to the throne, taking Numerian east with him to wage war against the Sassanid Empire while Carinus was left in charge of the West. Carus soon died after becoming emperor, making Numerian and Carinus the new emperors.

HENRY III.

Adolf of Nassau (born in front of 1250) (died 2 July 1298) from the noble family of Nassau (Walramic line) was Roman-German King from 1292 to 1298, Hi...

Henry IV. Date/Period: Before 1626. Painting. Oil on chamfered oak panel. Height: 581 mm (22.87 in); Width: 454 mm (17.87 in). Author: British School.

Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC). Carthaginian general and statesman. Portrait. Drawing by Llanta. Lithography. Crónica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Balearics, 1871. Author: Santiago Llanta y Guerin (fl. 1866-1872). Paris-born lithographer who worked in Madrid.

Gabriel Bethlen of Iktar, c. 1580, 15 November 1629, was Prince of Transylvania from 1613 to 1629, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

John (1167-1216), King of England, c1900, Wood engraving

Ragimpert, King of Longobards and King of Italy

Sigismund of Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor

Portrait of Arioald, King of Longobards

James I the Conqueror (1208-1276). Count of Barcelona and King of Aragon (1213-1276), Valencia (1239-1276) and Majorca (1229-1276). Illustration by Puiggarí. Engraving by Amills. Detail. Historia del Rey de Aragón Don Jaime I, el Conquistador (History of the King of Aragon James I the Conqueror). Published in Valencia, 1848. Author: Puiggarí. 19th century Spanish artist. Amills. 19th century Spanish engraver.

Sir Walter Raleigh, c.1554 - 1618. English landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer. After an 18th century engraving.

Robert I King of Scotland

Alexander Nevski, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Alfred the Great King of Wessex from 871 to 899 Portrait

Alfred the Great, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837.

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Frederick III or Frederick the Wise, 1463 - 1525, Elector of Saxony

Recaredo I (559-601) Visigoth king from 586 to 601. He fought against the Franks and Byzantines. Founder of the Catholic Gothic Kingdom of Toledo. In 589 he convened the 3rd Council of Toledo where he converted from Arianism to Nicene Christianity. Portrait. Engraving. Las Glorias Nacionales. Volume II, Madrid-Barcelona edition, 1853.

Charles V, King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor from 1519, 17th century. Artist: Anon

Michael I (1596 - 1645) became the first Russian Tsar of the House of Romanov after the zemskiy sobor of 1613 elected him to rule the Tsardom of Russia.

Norse Sea-King of the Eleventh Century, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Borgia, Caesar.

Kara Mustafa Pasha, 1634, 25 December 1683, was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire under the reign of Sultan Mehmed IV. Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Em...

The figure illustrated here represents a French Member of the Directory in the 1790s. The illustration dates to 1882.

Henry IV of Castile (1425-1474). King of the Crown of Castile. Nicknamed The Impotent. Colored engraving.

Henry IV (1367 1413) was King of England and Lord of Ireland. He was the tenth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France.

Portrait of Radu the Black or Radu Negru (1269-1300), Prince of Wallachia, Romania, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 689, Volume XXVII, May 10, 1856.

Strozzi, Pietro.

Portrait of King Alfred (849-899), also known as, Alfred the Great. Dated 9th Century

Stefan Czarniecki (1599-1665) Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth general and nobleman.

Henry IV (1050-1106). Holy Roman Emperor. Portrait. Engraving, 14th century.

Charles V (born 24 February 1500, died 21 September 1558) from the House of Habsburg was King Charles I of Spain (Spanish Carlos I) from 1516. He was elected Roman-German king in 1519, after his coronation in 1520 he called himself Holy Roman Emperor, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. century, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt, nachträglich farbiert

Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155-1214), called the Noble or the one of the Navas. King of Castile from 1159 and King of Toledo. Portrait, detail. Engraving by Antonio Roca. Las Glorias Nacionales, 1853. Author: Antonio Roca Sallent (1813-1864). Spanish engraver.

King William II.Artist: Robert Peake

Hannibal (247-183/182/181 BC), Punic Carthaginian, military commander, 1924. Artist: Unknown

Conrad II (c. 990) (4 June 1039) was Roman-German Emperor from 1027 to 1039, King of the East Francia from 1024, King of Italy from 1026 and King of Burgundy from 1033, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an 18th century original

Portrait of Gustav I of Sweden (1496-1560) King of Sweden. Dated 16th Century

'Henry III', 1935. Artist: Unknown.

Portrait of Henry IV or Henry of Bolingbroke, 1367 - 1413, King of England and Lord of Ireland 1399 - 1413

Sancho IV of Castile (1258-1295). King of Castille, Leon and Galicia from 1284-1295. Portrait. Engraving.

Peter I of Castile (1334-1369) or Peter the Cruel. King of Castile and Leon. Portrait. Engraving in Spain Illustrated History, 19th century. Colored.

Greece, Athens. Area of Kerameikos. Old cemetery with numerous funerary sculptures. Monument to Dionysios Kollystos, crowned by a statue depicting a bull (modern replica from the original, 4th century BC).

'Portrait of Tsar Aleksey Mikhailovich, first half of 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Alfonso I of Asturias (c.693-757). Called the Catholic. Engraving.

1400S 1480S Richard Iii Last Plantagenet King Of England

CHARLES I, 1600-49, King of England, as prisoner in Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, woodcut, 1647

Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567-1625). Stadtholder of all the provinces of dthe Dutch Republic. Engraving, 1882. Color.

Archimedes of Syracuse circa 287 BC- circa 212 BC Greek mathematician physicist engineer

Vlad Tepes Vlad IV., The Pfähler, ruler of Wallachia 1456 62, 1476 77. Apparently the source of the Dracula of the Transylvanic Legend, since Vlad was a member of the order of the dragon Dracul. Gravure., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date not stated

Charles I of Anjou by Decaisne, Henri (1799-1852) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1844 / Belgium / Oil on canvas / Portrait,History / 94x65 / History painting

ESCIPION , CORNELIO. GENERAL ROMANO. 235 - 183 AC. GRABADO RETRATO. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.

Dmitry Donskoy (1350-1389). Grand Prince of Moscow. Engraving. Colored.

Louis XIII of France (1601-1643). Reigned from 1610. Son of Henry IV and Marie de' Medici, father of Louis XIV. Copperplate equestrian portrait published 1629.

There have been many representations of Joan of Arc (1412-1431), the French saint and national heroine. This one shows her in armor, with a plumed hat, and dates to around 1800. The French words by the sword translate: "This iron protects France.".

Roderick (Rodrigo). The last Visigothic king (710 to 711). He lost the throne when the Iberian Peninsula was invaded by the Muslims. Portrait. Engraving. Las Glorias Nacionales. Volume II, Madrid-Barcelona edition, 1853.

Louis XIII of France, (1601-1643), Copperplate published 1629

Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521). Portuguese navigator and explorer. Illustration by J. Cebrián. Lithography. Portrait, detail. Later colouration. Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia, 1867. Author: José Cebrián (1839-1904). Spanish illustrator and engraver.

Pedro de Alvardo (1485-1541). Spanish conquistador. Known for the cruelty. Portrait. Engraving.

ENRIQUE V DE INGLATERRA (1387-1422). Author: ANONYMOUS. Location: NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. LONDON. ENGLAND. ENRIQUE V DE INGLATERRA. ENRIQUE V DE LANCASTER.

'Ivan IV', c1601, (1907). Artist: Unknown.

España. Edad media. Alarico II (-507), rey de los visigodos del 484 al 507.

King Charles I of Naples (1226-1285) King of Sicily. Dated 13th Century

Juan Ponce de Leon (1460-1521). Spanish explorer and conquistador, known for leading the first official European expedition to Florida and serving as the first governor of Puerto Rico. Portrait. Lithography. Later colouration. "Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia", 1869.

Nader Shah Afshar, Nadir Shah Afshar, 22 October 1688-20 June 1747 ruled as Shah of Persia from 1736 to 1747 and founded the Afsharid dynasty, Histori...

Francisco de Mendoza (1515-1547). Spanish conqueror. Engraving, Universal History. Published, 1883, Spain. Later colouration.

Portrait of Vasco da Gama (Sines, 1469-Cochin, 1524), Portuguese explorer.

Philip II (1527-98) King of Spain (1556). Son of Emperor Charles V (1500-1558), husband of Mary I (1518-1558) queen of England from 1553. Copperplate engraving of 1735 by English printmaker George Vertue (1684-1756) after portrait by Titian (c1488-1576).

Portrait of Raoul of France (893 - 936). King of France from 923 to 936. Carolingian Dynasty. History of France, from the book Atlas de la France 1842

Portrait of Fyodor Nikitich Romanov, 1672, Facsimile, Old Russian Art Russia, Moscow School, Russia, St. Petersburg, National Library,

Unknown artist, Portrait of Tsar Ivan V. Ivan V Alekseyevich (1666 1696) was a joint Tsar of Russia (with his younger half-brother Peter I) who co-reigned between 1682 and 1696

FREDERICK III, elector of Saxony, 1453-1525, engraving, 1510

Roger of Lauria (1245-1305). Sicilian-Aragonese admiral. Coloured illustration in Spanish Glories. Ramon Molinas, editor.

Modern Science Explains Deaths Of The Famous.Henry VIII contracted syphilis as a boy and the difficulties of his six wives in producing children (for which two of the wives lost their lives) can be explained by his affliction.Though one of England's best-known divorcees, Henry VIII (1491-1547) divorced only two of his six wives. Two were executed, one died naturally, the sixth survived him. December 14, 1950.

Geoffrey Chaucer, 14th century English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, and diplomat.Artist: S Freeman

Middle Ages. History of France (year 900). King and warrior. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by César Cantú. Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1881.

King Henry VI. Artist: Unknown

Painting of King Henry VI of England (1422-1461) at Chichester Cathedral, England, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon.

Henry IV (1050-1106). Holy Roman Emperor. Portrait. Engraving, 14th century. Colored.

GENEALOGIA REYES DE ESPAÑA - ALFONSO I ENRIQUEZ PRIMER REY DE PORTUGAL (1110-1185). Author: CARTAGENA ALONSO DE. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. ALFONSO I OF PORTUGAL. ALFONSO I ENRIQUEZ REY DE PORTUGAL. AFONSO HENRIQUES.

RODRIGO. REY VISIGODO DE 710 - 711. GRABADO RETRATO ARNOLDO VANWESTER , 1684. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.

Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer. Dated 16th Century

Museum of the Palace of Versailles, Dangeau, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1867.

Rudolf von Habsburg, 1218 - 1291, historical illustration from Bildnisse der Deutschen Koenige und Kaiser, Portraits of German Kings and Emperors, by Professor Heinrich Schneider, Verlag Friedrich Andreas Perthes, Gotha, 1889

Queen Jadwiga wearing her cape and crown and holding her sceptre, 1391. Jadwiga was the monarch of Poland and was the sovereign in her own right - her official title was 'king' rather than 'queen' to reflect this. When she died in childbirth her husband managed to retain the throne for a further 35 years despite the fact that he had no real, solid claim to the throne.

Ferdinand III, Saint Ferdinand of Castile (1201-1252). King of Castile (1217-1252) and LeÑn (1230-1252). San Fernando. Baroque art. Painting.

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