RARE Autograph and Book Auction October 17th
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Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor (1741-1790) from 1765 until his death, and ruler of the Habsburg lands. He was a supporter of the arts, particularly of composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri. A fine autograph clipped from a letter
King Frederick William IV of Prussia
An autograph clipped from a document to the General Commandeer, dated July 14th, 1820. The date and signature has a vertical separation going through the (F) in Frederick which has been archivally repaired.
Joseph II (German: Josef Benedikt Anton Michael Adam; English: Joseph Benedict Anthony Michael Adam; 13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 18 August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 29 November 1780 until his death. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Emperor Francis I, and the brother of Marie Antoinette, Leopold II, Maria Carolina of Austria, and Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma. He was thus the first ruler in the Austrian dominions of the union of the Houses of Habsburg and Lorraine, styled Habsburg-Lorraine.
Frederick William IV (German: Friedrich Wilhelm IV.; 15 October 1795– 2 January 1861), the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, was king of Prussia from 7 June 1840 until his death on 2 January 1861. Also referred to as the "romanticist on the throne", he was deeply religious and believed that he ruled by divine right. He feared revolutions, and his ideal state was one governed by the Christian estates of the realm rather than a constitutional monarchy.
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor & King Frederick William IV of Prussia
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