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Henry II, Duke of Rohan (1579-1638), oil on canvas portrait by Jean-Pierre Franque, 1838. Palace of Versailles.

Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, escapes across a brook to avoid capture during the Battle of Tourcoing, 18 May 1794. Image is by an anonymous artist, published in An Accurate...

The young Duke of Chartres (future Louis-Philippe I, King of the French) leads his men to battle in the War of the First Coalition. Image by Auguste Raffet, 1848.

Piero della Francesca (c. 1420-1492 CE) was an Italian Renaissance artist whose paintings and frescoes are characterised by their solid figures, bright colours, and harmonious composition. His masterpieces include the painted...

Knyaz's Court, oil on canvas by Vasily Surikov, 1874. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

King Chlothar II slays Bertoald, mayor of the palace of Burgundy, during the Battle of Ėtampes, December 604 CE. Illustration from the manuscript Grand Chronicle of France, 14th century. Bibliothèque nationale...

The French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) were a series of eight conflicts between Protestant and Catholic factions in France lasting 36 years and concluding with the Protestant King Henry IV of France (r. 1589-1610) converting...

Catherine de' Medici (l. 1519-1589) was the queen of France, mother of three kings and two queens and, between 1559 and c. 1576, the most powerful woman in France and, possibly, all of Europe. She was the strength behind the...

The Schmalkaldic War (1546-1547) was fought between the Protestant Schmalkaldic League and the Catholic armies under Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, who, having failed to achieve religious unity of his subjects at the Diet of Augsburg...

The War of the Sixth Coalition (1813-1814), known in Germany as the Wars of Liberation, was the penultimate conflict of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The Sixth Coalition, which included Russia, Austria, Prussia, the...