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  • Gustavus Adolphus II, King of Sweden [remove]10
  • Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1600-16495
  • James VI and I, King of Scotland, England and Ireland, 1566-1625, http://isni.org/isni/000000...5
  • Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1533-1603, http://isni.org/isni/000000...4
  • Louis XIII, of France4
  • Bentinck, Margaret Cavendish, duchess of Portland, née Harley, collector of art and natural history specimens and patron of arts and sciences, 11 Feb 1715-17 Jul 1785, http://isni.org/isni/000000... http://viaf.org/viaf/23568613
  • Frederick V, Elector Palatine of the Rhine, King of Bohemia, 1596-16323
  • Habsburg, Ferdinand II, Emperor of Germany, 1578-16373
  • Harley, Edward, second earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron of the arts, 2 Jun 1689-16 Jun 1741, http://isni.org/isni/000000... http://viaf.org/viaf/1605242593
  • Harley, Henrietta Cavendish, Countess of Oxford and Mortimer, née Holles, patron of architecture, 4 Feb 1694-9 Dec 1755, http://isni.org/isni/000000... http://viaf.org/viaf/60455633
  • Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, son of James I, 1594-16123
  • Henry IV, of France3
  • Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria3
  • Newton, Adam, Royal official, d. 16303
  • Plessis, Armand Jean, Duke of Richelieu, cardinal and statesman, 1585-16423
  • Villiers, George, 1st Duke of Buckingham, 1592-1628, http://isni.org/isni/000000...3
  • Anstruther, Robert, Knight, diplomat and politician, 1578-16452
  • Bacon, Francis, Viscount St Albans,, Lord Chancellor, politician and philosopher, 1561-16262
  • Brandenburg, Electors of. John Sigismund2
  • Carleton, Dudley, 1st Viscount Dorchester, diplomat, art collector and letter writer, 1573-1632, http://isni.org/isni/000000...2
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