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

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

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

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

Spad S-Xiii
French Officer Captaine Armand de Turenne Standing by His Spad S-Xiii after Becoming Commander of Escadrille Spa12 of the French Aeronautique Militaire the Aircraft Marking Retain the Cockerel Emblem

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

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

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

History of France. 1200. From left to right: noblewoman
History of France. 1200. From left to right, 13: noblewoman, 14: nobleman, 15: noblewoman, 16: nobleman, 17: princess, 18-19: warriors. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu

History of France. 1200. From left to right: ordinary
History of France. 1200. From left to right, 4-5-6-7: ordinary people dresses, 8: princess, 9: Carthusian, 10: Trappist friar, 11: nobleman, 12: noblewoman. Chromolithography. Detail

History of France. 1200. From left to right: ordinary
History of France. 1200. From left to right, 1-2-3-4-5-6-7: ordinary people dresses, 8: princess. Chromolithography. Detail. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

History of France. 1200. From left to right: ordinary
History of France. 1200. From left to right, 1-2-3-4-5-6-7: ordinary people dresses, 8: princess, 9: Carthusian, 10: Trappist friar, 11: nobleman, 12: noblewoman. Chromolithography

Middle Ages. The Crusades. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

History of Italy. 1200. Doge of Venice and Venetian dames. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

From left to right, 12: Pope in the 1000s, 13-14: Popes in the 1100s and 1200s. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

History of Italy. 1200. From left to right: Dominican
History of Italy. 1200. From left to right, 1: Dominican monk, 2: Augustinian friar, 3: Franciscan friar, 4: Dominican nun. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

History of Italy. 1200. From left to right: Franciscan
History of Italy. 1200

Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886 - 1941), King of Spain, son of Alfonso XII of Spain and Queen Maria Christina of Austria, was proclaimed King at his birth. He reigned from 1886-1931

Philip IV (1268-1314). King of France (1285-1314), called Philip the Fair. King Philip IV in battledress on his entry into Paris in 1304 after having defeated the Communes of Flanders

St. Gregory Dekapolite (ca. 762-842). Monk born in Irenopolis, one of the cities of the Decapolis of Isauria

Leo I (c. 400-461). Pope of the Catholic Church
Leo I (c. 400-461), known as Leo the Great. Pope of the Catholic Church (440-461). Portrait. Fresco. 12th-13th centuries. From the Church of St. Nicholas in Melnik, Blagoevgrad region, Bulgaria

The Virgin and Child. Mosaic. 12th-13th centuries
The Virgin and Child. Mosaic. Byzantine style. 12th-13th centuries. From the Church of St. Nicholas in Melnik, Blagoevgrad region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

History of England, 1200. Buffoon and ladies. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

History of England, 1200. Lady and bishop. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

History of England, 1200. Warriors. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Byzantines, 1000-1200. From left to right: emperor
Byzantines, 1000-1200. From left to right, 15: emperor, 16: court assistant, 17: prelate's costume, 18: lonely man who dwelled in deserts, 19: court assistant, 20: regal costume

Byzantines, 1000-1200. From left to right: emperor, court assistants and prelate's costume. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Byzantines, 1000-1200. From left to right: women's
Byzantines, 1000-1200. From left to right: 12: women's regal gown, with stole, tunic and mantle, 13-14: men's dress. Phrygian cap. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu

Byzantines, 1000-1200. From left to right: warriors
Byzantines, 1000-1200. From left to right: 8-9: warriors, 10: regal gown, 11: empress. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Byzantines, 1000-1200. From left to right: regal
Byzantines, 1000-1200

Byzantines, 1000-1200. From left to right: warriors
Byzantines, 1000-1200. From left to right: 8-9: warriors, 10: regal gown, 11: empress, 12: women's regal gown, with stole, tunic and mantle, 13-14: men's dress. Phrygian cap

Benedict XIII (Pedro Martinez de Luna) (1328-1423), known as Pope Luna. The last pope of the obedience of Avignon during the Western Schism (1318-1417), he was elected pontiff in 1394

Middle Ages. Commercial control of the Mediterranean. Island of Sardinia. Naval battle in front of Alghero between Catalans, Venetians, Genoese and Sardinians. Engraving by Serra Pausas

Middle Ages. Mediterranean trade control. Naval combat between Catalans and Genoese. Engraving by Serra Pausas. Glorias Espanolas (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890

Pope Boniface VIII (ca. 1235-1303) ordered James
Boniface VIII (ca. 1235-1303). Pope of the Catholic Church (1294-1303). Born Benedetto Gaetani

The Bordeaux Challenge, 1283. Peter III of Aragon
The Bordeaux Challenge. On December 1282 Charles of Anjou (1227-1285) challenged Peter III of Aragon (1240-1285) to a duel

James II of Aragon (1267-1327) and Charles II
Charles II (1254-1309), King of Naples (1285-1309), declared war on James II of Aragon (1267-1327) in 1289

During the wedding feast of James II (1267-1327)
James II of Aragon, so-called the Just (1267-1327). King of Aragon, Valencia and Count of Barcelona (1291-1327), King of Sicily (1285-1296), King of Majorca (1291-1295) and Sardinia (1324-1327)

Roger of Lauria (1245-1305). Italian marine and military in the service of the Crown of Aragon as admiral of the kingdom's fleet. Engraving by Serra Pausas. Glorias Espanolas (Glories of Spain)

Siege of Gerona (Girona) (27 June to 10 September)
Siege of Gerona (Girona) (27 June to 10 September 1285)

Naval battle of Sant Feliu de Guixols, 1285. Roger
Naval battle of Sant Feliu de Guixols, (Costa Brava, Catalonia). The presence of the French fleet was a constant threat to the port of Barcelona

Conquest of Valencia. On 9 October 1238 King James
James I the Conqueror (1208-1276). Count of Barcelona and King of Aragon (1213-1276), Valencia (1239-1276) and Majorca (1229-1276). Conquest of Valencia

Conquest of Valencia. King James I (1208-1276)
James I the Conqueror (1208-1276). Count of Barcelona and King of Aragon (1213-1276), Valencia (1239-1276) and Majorca (1229-1276). Conquest of Valencia

Conquest of Valencia. James I (1208-1276) before
James I the Conqueror (1208-1276). Count of Barcelona and King of Aragon (1213-1276), Valencia (1239-1276) and Majorca (1229-1276). Conquest of Valencia. James I before the walls of Valencia

Sancho IV of Castile (1258-1295). King of Castile
Sancho IV of Castile, so-called the Brave (1258-1295). King of Castile and Leon (1284-1295). Portrait. Engraving by Serra Pausas. Glorias Espanolas (Glories of Spain). Volume II

Ferdinand III of Leon and Castile, called the Saint (1199/1201-1252). King of Castile between 1217-1252 and King of Leon between 1230-1252

Ramon de Bonifaz y Camargo (1196-1256). The first
Ramon de Bonifaz y Camargo (1196-1256). Castilian nobleman and marine. King Ferdinand III appointed him Admiral of Castile in 1250. The ships of Ramon Bonifaz. Engraving by Serra Pausas

Jessie Marion King
XIII. The Grey City of the North'. Queen Mary's Bath'. It is said that Queen Mary bathed herself in white wine here Date: 1925

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

Rerum sicularum libri VIII, by Nicolai Specialis (Nicola Speciale, 14th century historian of Sicilian origin)

Barcinonensium. Marca Hispanica sive limes hispanicus. Book written in Latin by Pierre de Marca (1594-1662)

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

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

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

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

Marie de Hautefort, Duchesse de Schomberg, French noble and lady-in-waiting at the court of King Louis XIII, 1616-1691

Louise Motier de Lafayette, 1618-1665, French courtier and friend to King Louis XIII

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

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

Anne of Austria, queen of France, wife to King Louis XIII of France

King Louis XIII of France and Navarre, in his youth

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

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