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Charles Le Brun: Portrait of King Louis XIV
Louis XIV
king of France
Philip
Philip
landgrave of Hesse
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Dutch statesman
Pius V
St. Pius V
pope
Painting by Anthonis Mor of Mary I of England seated on an ornate chair, wearing a dark gown with gold embroidery, a jeweled necklace, and holding a red rose.
Mary I
queen of England
The Reverend Ian Paisley smiles while holding a solid brass portcullis award in his Stormont Castle office, celebrating his recognition as Opposition Politician of the Year.
Ian Paisley
first minister of Northern Ireland
George I
George I
king of Great Britain
Henry II, portrait by François Clouet, 1559; in the Pitti Gallery, Florence
Henry II
king of France
Gaspard II de Coligny
Gaspard II de Coligny, seigneur de Châtillon
French admiral and Huguenot leader
Gábor Bethlen
Gábor Bethlen
king of Hungary
Schwenckfeld, detail from a portrait by an unknown artist, 1556; in the Schwenkfelder Library, Pennsburg, Pa.
Kaspar Schwenckfeld von Ossig
German theologian
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Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé
French military leader
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Henri, duke de Rohan
French duke
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Ulrich
duke of Württemberg
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Alessandro Gavazzi
Italian religious reformer
John Frederick the Magnanimous, portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder; in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
John Frederick
elector of Saxony
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William Kirkcaldy
Scottish soldier
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Imre Thököly
Hungarian patriot