Ackermann, Rudolph (1764–1834), publisher, was born on 20 April 1764 at Stollberg, near Leipzig, in Saxony, the sixth child of Barthel Ackermann (1723–1798), a saddler, and his wife, Justina Scharschmidt (1732–1808). He was educated at the Latin school at Stollberg and then at ...
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Ackermann, Rudolph (1764–1834), publisher
John Ford
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Ackermann, Rudolph (1764–1834)
Maker: François Nicholas Mouchet
Rudolph Ackermann (1764–1834) attrib. François Nicholas Mouchet, 1810–14 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Adelaide [Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen] (1792–1849), queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, consort of William IV
E. M. Clerke
revised by A. W. Purdue
Adelaide [Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen] (1792–1849), queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, consort of William IV, was the eldest child of George Frederick Charles, duke of Saxe-Meiningen (d. 1803), and Louisa Eleanora (d. 1837), daughter of Christian Albert, ...
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Adelaide (1792–1849)
Maker: Sir William Beechey
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Adelaide (1792–1849) by Sir William Beechey, c. 1831 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Albert [Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha] (1819–1861), prince consort, consort of Queen Victoria
Stanley Weintraub
Albert [Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha] (1819–1861), prince consort, consort of Queen Victoria, was born on 26 August 1819 at the ducal summer residence of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, the Rosenau, on the southern edge of the forest of Thuringen, about 4 miles...
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Albert [Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha] (1819–1861)
Maker: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Albert [Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha] (1819–1861) by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1846 Board of Trustees of the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside (Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight)
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Alexandra [Princess Alexandra of Denmark] (1844–1925), queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the British dominions beyond the seas, and empress of India, consort of Edward VII
A. W. Purdue
Alexandra [Princess Alexandra of Denmark] (1844–1925), queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the British dominions beyond the seas, and empress of India, consort of Edward VII, was born at the Gule or Yellow Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 1 December 1844 and was given the names ...
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Alexandra (1844–1925)
Maker: Symonds & Co.
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Alexandra (1844–1925) by Symonds & Co., 1877 [on the royal yacht Osborne] © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Alice, Princess (1843–1878)
Maker: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
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Princess Alice (1843–1878) by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1861 The Royal Collection © 2004 HM Queen Elizabeth II
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Alice, Princess [married name Princess Louis of Hesse] (1843–1878), grand duchess of Hesse, consort of Louis IV, and daughter of Queen Victoria
K. D. Reynolds
Alice, Princess [married name Princess Louis of Hesse] (1843–1878), grand duchess of Hesse, consort of Louis IV, and daughter of Queen Victoria, was born Alice Maud Mary at Buckingham Palace in the early morning of 25 April 1843, the third child and second daughter of ...
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Amelia [Emily], Princess (1711–1786), daughter of George II
E. H. Chalus
Amelia [Emily], Princess (1711–1786), daughter of George II, was born on 30 May/10 June 1711 at the palace of Herrenhausen in Hanover, Germany, the summer residence of her grandfather, Georg Ludwig, elector of Hanover (from 1714 King George I of Great Britain), the second daughter of ...
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Amelia, Princess (1711–1786)
Maker: unknown engraver
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Princess Amelia (1711–1786) by unknown engraver (after Jacopo Amigoni) © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Anne, princess royal (1709–1759), princess of Orange, consort of William IV
Matthew Kilburn
Anne, princess royal (1709–1759), princess of Orange, consort of William IV, was born on 2 November 1709 at the Leine palace, Hanover, the second child and eldest daughter of George Augustus, electoral prince of Hanover, later George II of Great Britain (1683–1760), and his wife, ...
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Anne, princess royal (1709–1759)
Maker: Jacopo Amigoni
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Anne, princess royal (1709–1759) by Jacopo Amigoni, c. 1734 The Royal Collection © 2004 HM Queen Elizabeth II
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Augusta [Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha], princess of Wales (1719–1772), consort of Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales
John L. Bullion
Augusta [Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha], princess of Wales (1719–1772), consort of Frederick Lewis, prince of Wales, was born in Gotha, capital of the German principality of Saxe-Gotha, in Thuringia, on 19 November 1719 os, the fourth (but second surviving) daughter and thirteenth child of ...
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Augusta, princess of Wales (1719–1772)
Maker: Allan Ramsay
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Augusta, princess of Wales (1719–1772) by Allan Ramsay, 1769 private collection; photograph © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Beckman, Sir Martin (1634/5–1702), pyrotechnist and military engineer
Piers Wauchope
Beckman, Sir Martin (1634/5–1702), pyrotechnist and military engineer, was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Melcher Beckman and his wife, Christiana van Benningen. Their names and his profession suggest a Dutch origin.
By his own account Beckman left his native Sweden about 1645 in order to serve the English crown. His brother served as a royalist captain in the civil war and was royal engineer to the exiled ...
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Brander, Gustavus (1719/20–1787), merchant and antiquary
Thompson Cooper
revised by D. G. C. Allan
Brander, Gustavus (1719/20–1787), merchant and antiquary, was born in either London or Sweden, and was the son of Charles Brander (1681–1745) and his wife, Margaret (1687–1757). The family was of Swedish descent. Gustavus was trained in the Scandinavian trade, which he carried on with great success in the ...
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Brink, Charles Oscar [formerly Karl Oskar Levy] (1907–1994), classical scholar
H. D. Jocelyn
Brink, Charles Oscar [formerly Karl Oskar Levy] (1907–1994), classical scholar, was born on 13 March 1907 at Pybalstrasse 14, Charlottenburg, Germany, the elder of two sons of Arthur Levy (1874–1941), lawyer, and his wife, Elise (1879–1956), daughter of Oskar Misch, businessman, of ...
