Duchy Collection

Queen Elizabeth II - Visit to Cornwall 1962
Queen Elizabeth II, wearing an appropriately floral hat, smiles happily during a visit to the Duchy of Cornwall farms near Saltash in 1962. Date: 1962

BIG CHEESE
Cheese weighing 1000 pounds (lbs) given as a gift to King George III in 1793 from the Duchy of Chester. Presumably a Cheshire cheese? Two men stand by to give an idea of scale

Orteliuss map of Italy, 1570
Orteliuss map of Italy. This map is from the 1570 first edition of Theatrum orbis terrarum ( Theatre of the World )

Sir John Gage, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Sir John Gage, c1532-1543 (1945). Sir John Gage KG (1479-1556) was an English courtier during the Tudor period

Princess Alice and Victoria of Hesse
Princess Alice (1843-1878), second daughter and third child of Queen Victoria, pictured in Scotland with her eldest child, Princess Victoria of Hesse

Outline and flag of Luxembourg, 3D

Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau (1833-1916). Duchess consort of Nassau (1851-1866) by her marriage in 1851 to Adolphe (1817-1905), Duke of Nassau. Grand duchess Consort of Luxembourg (1890-1905)

Adolphe (1817-1905). Duke of Nassau (1839-1866) and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905). Portrait as Duke of Nassau. Drawing by J. Vallejo. Lithography by J. Donon. Detail

Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau (1833-1916). Duchess consort of Nassau (1851-1866) by her marriage in 1851 to Adolphe (1817-1905), Duke of Nassau. Grand duchess Consort of Luxembourg (1890-1905)

Adolphe (1817-1905). Duke of Nassau (1839-1866) and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905). Portrait as Duke of Nassau. Drawing by J. Vallejo. Lithography by J. Donon

Henry d'Orleans (1822-1897). Duke of Aumale. French prince of the House of Orleans, son of King Louis-Philippe I. Portrait. Engraving by Capuz

Henry d'Orleans (1822-1897). Duke of Aumale. French prince of the House of Orleans, son of King Louis-Philippe I. Portrait. Detail. Engraving by Capuz

Sophie of Sweden (1801-1865). Princess of Sweden and Grand Duchess consort of Baden (1830-1852), by her marriage to Leopold I (1790-1852), Grand Duke of Baden (1830-1852). Portrait

Mathilde Karoline of Bavaria (1813-1862). Grand
Mathilde Karoline of Bavaria (1813-1862). Daughter of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine by her marriage to Grand Duke Ludwig III (1806-1877). Drawing by C

Frederick I (1826-1907). Grand Duke of Baden (1856-1907). Equestrian portrait. Drawing by M. Iglesias. Lithography by J.J. Martinez. Reyes Contemporaneos (Contemporary Kings). Volume II

Mathilde Karoline of Bavaria (1813-1862). Grand
Mathilde Karoline of Bavaria (1813-1862). Daughter of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine by her marriage to Grand Duke Ludwig III (1806-1877). Drawing by C

Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies (1814-1898). Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany (1833-1859) by her marriage to Leopold II (1797-1870), Grand Duke of Tuscany (1824-1859). Portrait. Drawing by C

Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies (1814-1898). Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany (1833-1859) by her marriage to Leopold II (1797-1870), Grand Duke of Tuscany (1824-1859). Portrait. Drawing by C

Leopold II (1797-1870). Grand Duke of Tuscany (1824-1859). Portrait. Drawing by M. Iglesias. Lithography by J. Donon. Reyes Contemporaneos (Contemporary Kings). Volume II. Published in Madrid, 1852.

Leopold II (1797-1870). Grand Duke of Tuscany (1824-1859). Portrait. Drawing by M. Iglesias. Detail. Lithography by J. Donon. Reyes Contemporaneos (Contemporary Kings). Volume II

Adelgunde of Bavaria (1823-1914). Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio (1846-1859) by her marriage to Francesco V (1819-1875), Duke of Modena and Reggio. Portrait. Drawing by C. Legrand

Adelgunde of Bavaria (1823-1914). Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio (1846-1859) by her marriage to Francesco V (1819-1875), Duke of Modena and Reggio. Portrait. Drawing by C. Legrand

Francis V (1819-1875). Duke of Modena and Reggio (1846-1859). Portrait. Drawing by Valdivieso. Lithography by Martinez. Detail. Reyes Contemporaneos (Contemporary Kings). Volume II

Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: warriors
Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: 5-6-7-8: warriors, 9: nobleman, 10: noble lady. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884.

Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: shepherd
Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right, 1: shepherd, 2: nobleman, 3: pilgrim, 4-5-6-7-8: warriors. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884.

Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: pilgrim and warriors
Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right, 3: pilgrim, 4-5-6-7: warriors. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884.

Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: shepherd
Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right, 1: shepherd, 2: nobleman, 3: pilgrim, 4-5-6: warriors. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884.

Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: pilgrim and warriors
Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right, 3: pilgrim, 4-5-6-7-8: warriors. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884.

Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: knight
Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right, 14: knight, 15: queen, 16-17: noble ladies. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884.

Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: King Richard I of England (1157-1199), knights and queen. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884.

Coat of arms of the Duchies of Milan, Florence and Ferrara
Coat of arms of the Duchies of Milan with a crowned serpent eating a baby, Florence with roundels, and Ferrara with crown, keys, two-headed eagle, fleurs-de-lys, etc

Coat of arms of the Duchy of Ivilliers, Lembourg and Luxemburg
Coat of arms of the Duchy of Ivilliers with blue lion, Lemburg with gold and red lion, and Luxemburg with red lion and gold crown. Duchez Ivilliers, Lembourg, and Luxembourg

Coat of arms of the Duchy of Savoy with quartered arms with horses and lions, Lorraine with three allerion eagles, and Bar with two barbel fish. Duchez: Savoye, Lorraine, Bar

Coat of arms of the Duchy of Montpensier, Brittany and Montmoren
Coat of arms of the Duchy of Montpensier with fleurs-de-lys and red baton, Brittany with ermine, and Montmorency with red cross and 16 blue allerion eagles

Dmitry Donskoy (1350-1389). Prince of Moscow
Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy (1350-1389). Prince of Moscow from 1359 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1363 to 1389. Portrait. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Lesueur

Baroque coat of arms of the Duke of Uceda, 17th century. From Tower of Hercules (La Coruna, Galicia, Spain). Archaeological and History Museum (San Anton Castle). A Coruna, Galicia, Spain

Anna Ioannovna, from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub.1915
3533931 Anna Ioannovna, from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub.1915; (add.info.: Anna Ioannovna, 1693 - 1740, also spelled Anna Ivanovna)

Map of Brabant, 1631. Creator: Willem Blaeu
Map of Brabant, 1631. Map of the Duchy of Brabant. At the bottom right the scale in German miles. Bottom left the title between sphinxes, above it the coat of arms and woman with staff

Lithographic Plate of Arms
A lithographic plate produced by Day and Sons, showing the arms of the Archiepiscopal See of York, together with those of the Episcopal See of Manchester

Battle of Somosierra - Pensinsular War
Peninsular War. Battle of Somosierra (Spain)

Wladyslaw IV Vasa (1595-1648). King of Poland. Portrait
Wladyslaw IV Vasa (1595-1648). King of Poland (1632-1648). Grand Duke of Lithuania and titular king of Sweden. He was the eldest son of Sigismund III Vasa and Anna Habsburg of Austria. Portrait

Sigismund III Vasa (1566-1632). Engraving, 1840
Sigismund III Vasa (1566-1632) or Sigismund III of Poland

Luis de Requesens y Zuniga (1528-1576). Spanish military, poltician and diplomat. Governor of the Duchy of Milan (1572-1573) and the Netherlands (1573-1576). Portrait, detail. Illustration by Llanta

Pricipio del terzo libro de dicato al Duca di Parma
17th-century, 5 people, antica, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, central italy, characteristic, contemporary, culture, custom, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally

Ludwig Friedrich, Prince of Wurttemberg, c. 1617 (oil on canvas)
1765234 Ludwig Friedrich, Prince of Wurttemberg, c.1617 (oil on canvas) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); 40.6x43.1 cm; Society of Antiquaries of London

Erbpinzessin Charlotte Von Sachsen-Meiningen (b / w photo)
3656751 Erbpinzessin Charlotte Von Sachsen-Meiningen (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Erbpinzessin Charlotte Von Sachsen-Meiningen)

A Cottage in the Duchy of Cornwall, 1822 (hand-coloured etching)
478381 A Cottage in the Duchy of Cornwall, 1822 (hand-coloured etching) by Rowlandson

Battle of Albuera, Extremadura, Spain, 16 May 1811, fought by the French Empire and the Duchy of Warsaw against the United Kingdom, Portugal and Spain, part of the Peninsular War (1807-1814)

Louisa, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Aaltenburg, wife of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg. She was mother of Albert, the Prince Consort, husband of Queen Victoria

Sir Thomas Ingram, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (oil on canvas)
1079764 Sir Thomas Ingram, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (oil on canvas) by Lely

The Silver Wedding of the Duke of Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Views in the Duchy (litho)
1051425 The Silver Wedding of the Duke of Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Views in the Duchy (litho) by English School

The Death of HH the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1062891 The Death of HH the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, KG, Views in the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg (engraving) by English School

Shop and post office, Denas Water, Tresillian, Cornwall. 1975
Former shop and post office on the corner by Tresillian Bridge, with a garden to the front. A sign saying " post office" is in the garden

Trematon Castle with its fine Keep and the Union Flag (Jack ) flying over it
Trematon Castle near Saltash in Cornwall. It overlooks Plymouth Sound and dates from soon after the Norman conquest. with a 12th-century keep. In 1580 Sir Francis Drake stored treasure in the castle

Christian I Raising the Province of Holstein to the State of a Duchy in 1460, 1778

Gediminas Tower. Vilnius. Lithuania
Lithuania. Vilnius. Gediminas tower, restored in 20th century. Only remaining part of the Upper Castle

Collecting sphagnum moss for dressings, Dartmoor, WW1
Picking up sphagnum moss on the moors on the Royal Duchy of Cornwall estate near Princetown for use in surgical dressings during the First World War

George I, 1660

Adolphus Frederick Vi, Grand Duke Of Mecklenburg, 1882

Sleswick Holstein, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

Chapel Royal, c1902. Artist: Tony Grubhofer
Chapel Royal, c1902. The Savoy Chapel, or the Queens Chapel of the Savoy, is a church dedicated to St John the Baptist. It is located off the Strand, London

Visit to Duchy of Cornwall Estate, 1937

Duchy of Brunswick, Principalities Schaumburg-Lippe, and Waldeck, published 1897
Duchy of Brunswick, Principalities Schaumburg-Lippe, and Waldeck in Germany. Lithograph, published in 1897

Charles, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1884-1954). Charlie became Duke of Saxe-Coburg in 1899

The Coat of Arms of The Duchy of Saxe Coburg Gotha Date: circa 1900

King Philip I of Castile (1478-1506). Engraving
Philip I of Castile (1478-1506), known as Philip the Handsome. Engraving, 17th century

Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712-1780). Engraving
Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712-1780). Austrian general and governor of the Austrian Netherlands. Engraving by G. Greismann. Universal History, 1885. Colored

Count Otto Honoured
Count Otto of Wittelsbach is given the duchy of Bavaria by the Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich I and ruled as Otto I Date: 1153

Charles, 2nd Duke of Saxe-Coburg
Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha from from 30 July 1900 to 14 November 1918, (1884-1954). in the uniform of Ninth, Charlie became Duke of Saxe-Coburg in 1899

Making sphagnum moss dressings, Dartmoor, WW1
A group of cutters and machinists at Princetown on Dartmoor making cases for sphagnum moss which would become surgical dressings during the First World War

Conscientious objectors on Dartmoor
Conscientious objectors at Princetown Prison working on the Prince of Waless Duchy of Cornwall Estate (which included the prison)

Volunteer in Womens Land Army on Duchy of Cornwall farm
Miss C. M. Matheson, a novelist, working as a volunteer under the Womens Land Service scheme during the First World War at the home farm near the village of Stoke Climsland

Prince Edward of Wales visiting his Duchy of Cornwall estate
Prince Edward of Wales (future Edward VIII) photographed during a visit to his Duchy of Cornwall estates in August 1922

Firefighters at Lyons Maid, Stamford Street, London
Firefighters and onlookers outside Lyons Maid Ltd in Stamford Street, Southwark, London SE1, on 24 April 1968. Date: 1968

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
The picturesque capital of Luxembourg, situated between France, Belgium and Germany. Date: c. 1910

War of Duchies, the Prussian army crossing the Shlei at Arnis, illustration
XIR215549 War of Duchies, the Prussian army crossing the Shlei at Arnis, illustration from Illustrierte Kriegsberichte aus Schleswig-Holstein, 1864 (engraving) (b/w photo) by German School

War of Duchies, Danish fortifications, illustration from Illustrierte Kriegsberichte
XIR215548 War of Duchies, Danish fortifications, illustration from Illustrierte Kriegsberichte aus Schleswig-Holstein, 1864 (engraving) (b/w photo) by German School

War of Duchies, Austrian and Prussian soldiers and officers fighting for Schleswig-Holstein
XIR215550 War of Duchies, Austrian and Prussian soldiers and officers fighting for Schleswig-Holstein, 1864, published in Leipzig (engraving) (b/w photo) by German School

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with portrait of Duchess Charlotte
A map of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with an inset portrait of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (18961985), who reigned from 1919 to 1964. Date: circa 1910s

The sons of the Duke of Brunswick (likely to be Prince Christian Oscar of Hanover and Prince Welf Henry (Heinrich) of Hanover)

Juan de Borgona (c. 1470 - 1534). High Renaissance painter born in the Duchy of Burgundy
Juan de Borgona (c.1470 - 1534). High Renaissance painter born in the Duchy of Burgundy. Active in Spain from about 1495 to 1534

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"Duchy: A Journey Through Time and Royalty" In 1962, Queen Elizabeth II embarked on a memorable visit to Cornwall, where she explored the enchanting landscapes of this historic duchy. As she traversed its picturesque towns and villages, her presence echoed through the centuries, reminiscent of the grandeur that once graced these lands. Looking back even further in time, we discover Orteliuss map of Italy from 1570. Amongst its intricate details lies a glimpse into the duchies that shaped this magnificent country. From Lombardy to Tuscany, each region held its own unique charm under the rule of powerful dukes. One such duke was Sir John Gage during his reign from c1532-1543. Captured masterfully by Hans Holbein the Younger in 1945, this portrait immortalizes Gage's authority and influence within his duchy. The bonds between royalty are often forged through marriage alliances. Princess Alice and Victoria of Hesse exemplify this as they formed an unbreakable connection within their respective duchies. Their union symbolized unity amidst turbulent times. Traveling across Europe brings us to Battista Sforza, wife of Federigo da Montefeltro - Duke of Urbino during the Renaissance era. Her elegance and grace were renowned throughout her duchy as she supported her husband's endeavors with unwavering devotion. While some may associate "duchy" with power or nobility, others may simply think about being a "big cheese. " In Denas Water's shop and post office in Cornwall circa 1975, locals would gather for their daily needs while sharing stories that made them feel like rulers over their small but cherished community. Shifting our focus towards Luxembourg reveals an outline and flag that represent both tradition and modernity intertwined harmoniously within this prosperous European nation. The emblematic three-dimensional design reflects the duchy's commitment to progress and unity.