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Engraved Portrait of 'Maria Haereditariavirgo et Domina in Ihevra, Rustringia, Ostrringia, et Wangerlandia', Head and shoulders in plumed hat and ruff, in profile, within border of roses, coat of arms below, by P. Philip.
MARIA von JEVER [1500-1575] Ruler of Jever, daughter of Edo Wiem

  • Engraved Portrait of 'Maria Haereditariavirgo et Domina in Ihevra, Rustringia, Ostrringia, et Wangerlandia', Head and shoulders in plumed hat and ruff, in profile, within border of roses, coat of arms below, by P. Philip.

Engraving, from Winkelmann's 'Oldenburgische Friedens- und der benachbarten Oerter Kriegs-Handlungen',

Jever is in Lower Saxony on the north German coast. Following the death of her father and brother she ruled Jever, and in 1531 expelled the East Frisians, who had invaded in 1527. For restoring the independence of the city, she, who remained unmarried, became a symbol of its identity and unoffically it is called 'Marienstadt'.

Engraving, from Winkelmann's 'Oldenburgische Friedens- und der benachbarten Oerter Kriegs-Handlungen',

Jever is in Lower Saxony on the north German coast. Following the death of her father and brother she ruled Jever, and in 1531 expelled the East Frisians, who had invaded in 1527. For restoring the independence of the city, she, who remained unmarried, became a symbol of its identity and unoffically it is called 'Marienstadt'.

Condition small tear near top right corner, a little creasing,
Publication 1671. 220 x 165mm.
  • Product Code: RGW19019
  • Availability: In Stock
  • £30.00