Xiii Collection

Richelieu (Champagne)
Armand-Jean Duplessie, cardinal and duc de RICHELIEU French prelate and statesman, minister and controller of Louis XIII, noted for suppressing the Huguenots

Barcelona International Exhibition. 1929. Poster from an illustration by R. Bas. View of Paseo de Maria Cristina with the Montju fountains and the National Palace

Banquet des Chevaliers de l Ordre du Saint-Esprit donne au chateau de Fontainebleau le 14 mai 1633, French School. The Knights of the Order of the Holy Spirit sit at two long tables

SPAD XIII with Le Prieur rockets attached for anti-balloon or anti-airship use. Extremely popular with French and American forces, over eight thousand were built by the time of the Armistice

Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903). Engraving. Colored
Leo XIII (1810-1903). Italian Pope (1878-1903), named Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci. Engraving by Knesing in The Catalan Illustration, 1893. Colored

SPADs XIII of US 22nd Aero Squadron, operational from August 1918. The machines were shipped back to the USA after the war and used as fighter trainers. Seen here in a snow-covered field

CABA CASAMITJANA, Antonio (1838-1907). Maria Christina of Austria and Alfonso XIII of Spain. Circa 1890. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Barcelona. Sant Jordi Catalan Royal Academy of Fine Arts

Relief with a lion. Mesopotam. Albania
BYZANTINE ART. REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. St. Nicholas Church, built in the XIII and remodeled in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Relief with a lion. Mesopotam

Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, XIII
Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, Part XIII, edited by C W Alcock. With a portrait of Lord Hawke, and a photograph of Essex County Cricket Ground, Leyton. Date: 1895

LOUIS XIII the Just (1601-1643). King of France (1610-1643). Baroque art. Oil on canvas

Leo XIII - Gioachimo Pecci. Pope Leo XIII, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front. Date c1878

SPAD XIII S15155 - 26
SPAD XIII S15155 / 26, at Champlin Fighter Museum, Falcon Field, Mesa AZ. Date: circa 2000

Chateau Perrier, Epernay, Champagne, France
Chateau Perrier, built 1852-57 in Louis XIII style by architect Pierre-Eugene Cordier, on the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, Champagne, Marne, Grand Est, France

Rerum sicularum libri VIII, by Nicolai Specialis (Nicola Speciale, 14th century historian of Sicilian origin). In his work he described the deeds of the kings of the Crown of Aragon

Barcinonensium. Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus. Book written in Latin by Pierre de Marca (1594-1662). In 1656 he was commissioned to formalise the border treaty between the kingdoms of France

Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus
Illustrisimo Viro Ioanni Baptistae Colberto, marquis de Seignelay (1651-1690). Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus. Book written in Latin by Pierre de Marca (1594-1662)

Justinian's Codex, Book V. XIII (Fragment)
Single folio, parchment, from Justinian's Codex. The text on this leaf is from Book V.XIII Dei Uxoriae Actione 1.1.a. Main body text and marginal gloss with additional minute gloss on verso

Doris Niles
An etching of American dancer, Doris Niles, wearing an exotic dancing dress with a performing stance. After moving to Spain

Death of Louis XIII (1601-1643). Engraving. Colored
Louis XIII (1601-1643). King of France. Death of Louis XIII. Engraving by E. Coppin. Universal Library, 1951. Colored

Children of King Alfonso XIII and Queen Ena of Spain
Photographic postcard showing the three eldest children of King Alfonso XIII (1886-1941) and Queen Ena of Spain (1887-1969)

DEATH OF ALFONSO XII
Alfonso XII lies in state in Madrid : he dies without an heir but his queen Maria Cristina is pregnant with the future Alfonso XIII and she will rule as regent. Date: 1885

SPAD XIII C. 1 S. 15155
SPAD XIII C.1 S.15155, at the Champlin Fighter Museum in Mesa, Arizona. Date: circa 2000

King Louis XIII-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Velvet lambrequin and drapes, silk curtains. Planche 11. Croisee Louis XIII

Renaissance-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Wooden pelmet, velvet drapes with silk embrodery, damask wall hanging. Planche 10. Croisee Style Renaissance

Sketch cover, Queen Ena of Spain
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a portrait of Queen Victoria Eugenia (Ena) of Spain, granddaughter of Queen Victoria and wife of King Alfonso XIII

Louise de la Fayette, maid of honour to Anne
Louise Angelique Motier de la Fayette, maid of honour to Anne of Austria, queen to Louis XIII of France, 1618-1665. She wears her hair in ringlets with a string of pearls

Seamstress in Bavolet, reign of Louis XIII, 1610-1643
Seamstress, wearing a Bavolet headdress, reign of Louis XIII, 1610-1643. The Bavolet was a lace cap with a frill at the back, also known as the curtain bonnet

Martin Joubert, master surgeon and chemist
Martin Joubert, Maitre Chirurgien-Chemiste, master surgeon and chemist, under King Louis XIII. Handcoloured lithograph by Breton after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio X from Le

Guillard d Anville, author of La Chastete 1624
Guillard d Anville, gendarme de la reine to the wife of King Louis XIII, author of La Chastete 1624. Handcoloured lithograph after an engraved portrait from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs

Marie de Hautefort, Duchesse de Schomberg, French noble and lady-in-waiting at the court of King Louis XIII, 1616-1691. Handcoloured lithograph after a contemporary portrait in Versailles from Le

Louise Motier de Lafayette, 1618-1665, French courtier and friend to King Louis XIII. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

Antoine Coiffier, Marquis d Effiat, 1581-1632
Antoine Coiffier de Ruze, Marquis d Effiat, Marshal of France and Superintendent of Finances to King Louis XIII, 1581-1632

Roger de Saint-Lari, Duc de Bellegarde, royal master of the horese to Henry IV and Louis XIII. Famous for his affair with Henry IVs mistress Gabrielle d Estrees

Christine de France, sister of King Louis XIII, Duchesse de Savoie. Handcoloured lithograph by Breton after a contemporary portrait from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de

Marie-Henriette de France, sister of King Louis XIII, 1633
Marie-Henriette de France, sister of King Louis XIII, wife to King Charles I of England. Handcoloured lithograph by Breton after an original 1633 portrait from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs

Anne of Austria, queen of France, wife to King Louis XIII of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a painting by Philippe de Champaigne from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

King Louis XIII of France and Navarre, in his youth. Handcoloured lithograph after a contemporary print from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Princess Ena and King Alfonso of Spain - Palace of Miramar
Princess Ena and King Alfonso of Spain with (behind) Queen Christina of Spain and Princess Beatrice (Princess Beatrice of Battenberg) outside the Palace of Miramar, Biarritz, 1906. Date: 1906

King Alfonso XIII of Spain and his fiancee, later consort
King Alfonso XIII of Spain and his fiancÚѼ later his consort, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg. They were engaged in 1906 and married the same year. Date: circa 1906

Hotel Santa Brigida, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, where King Alfonso XIII had lunch during his official visit, at tables in the open air. Date: 1906

Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887 - 1969), Queen of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII. Date: 1906

King Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886 - 1941), also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 1886 until the proclamation of the Second Republic in 1931. Date: 1906

Princess Ena of Battenberg, Queen of Spain
Princess Ena of Battenberg (1887-1969), Queen of Spain (1906-1931) as wife of King Alfonso XIII. Date: 1906

King & Queen of Spain and Party at Osborne, Isle of Wight King & Queen of Spain
Date: circa 1908

1630 Ball (Liebig)
French aristocrats dance in the ballroom of a chateau. Date: 1630

CHARLES I WEDS H. MARIA
Charles I weds Henrietta Maria, sister of Louis XIII, in Notre Dame, Paris : cardinal Richelieu does the honours (the British people disapprove of the match) Date: 11 May 1625

Frenchwoman 1614 - 2
A lady of the court of Louis XIII wears the wide lace collar characteristic of the day, over a fine gown with puffed sleeves Date: 1614

EVENTS / FRANCE / 1628 PARIS
Louis XIII (on horse in left corner) at the siege of Fort St. Martin on the Ile-de-Re. Date: 1628

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