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Wilhelm of Habsburg, Archduke, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order—portrait photograph, [1860s]
HABSBURG Wilhelm, Archduke, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order—portrait photograph, [1860s].
Photograph (albumen print) on original mount, measuring 10.2 x 6.3 cm (visiting card size), with rounded corners. The mount is unmarked.
The Archduke is depicted full-length, wearing a shako, a dark double-breasted uniform jacket, with an order around his neck, an order star on his chest, and a saber; in the background, a bookshelf, a ottoman, and a table covered with a tablecloth. On the reverse, a pencil annotation: “Erzh. Wilhelm,” along with later pencil additions and collector’s signatures. Good condition.
Wilhelm Franciszek Karol Habsburg (1827–1894)—son of Archduke Karl, victor at Aspern, and brother of Archduke Albrecht. General of the Austrian Army and Inspector General of Artillery, participant in the War of 1866. From 1863, he served as Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, whose history is inextricably linked to that of Poland. He belonged to the Cieszyn branch of the family, which held the Duchy of Cieszyn and the estates in Żywiec.
HABSBURG Wilhelm, Archduke, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order—portrait photograph, [1860s].
Photograph (albumen print) on original mount, measuring 10.2 x 6.3 cm (visiting card size), with rounded corners. The mount is unmarked.
The Archduke is depicted full-length, wearing a shako, a dark double-breasted uniform jacket, with an order around his neck, an order star on his chest, and a saber; in the background, a bookshelf, a ottoman, and a table covered with a tablecloth. On the reverse, a pencil annotation: “Erzh. Wilhelm,” along with later pencil additions and collector’s signatures. Good condition.
Wilhelm Franciszek Karol Habsburg (1827–1894)—son of Archduke Karl, victor at Aspern, and brother of Archduke Albrecht. General of the Austrian Army and Inspector General of Artillery, participant in the War of 1866. From 1863, he served as Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, whose history is inextricably linked to that of Poland. He belonged to the Cieszyn branch of the family, which held the Duchy of Cieszyn and the estates in Żywiec.
