6 prints of German 18thC Princes and Soldiers - 3 Margraves of Brandenburg, the Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, Frederick Schomberg & Ludwig VIII,

4 prints of German 18thC Princes; 3 of the Margraves of Brandenburg and one of the Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg and Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

1, Albert II or V of Brandenburg-Ansbach (18 September 1620 – 22 October 1667) was a German prince, who was Margrave of Ansbach from 1634 until his death.
After Daniel Priesler by Philip Kilian. (44x31cms) Laid paper laid down on blue supporting paper.

2. Frederick (Friedrich) Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (May 10, 1711 in Weferlingen – February 26, 1763 in Bayreuth), was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
He was the eldest son of Georg Frederick Karl, nominal Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach, by his wife Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
After Francis Arizona by Bartholomew Folin. (34x 25 cms) cut to margin of entablature. Surface dirt. On laid paper laid down on blue paper.

3. Frederick William (German: Friedrich Wilhelm; 16 February 1620 – 29 April 1688) was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia, thus ruler of Brandenburg-Prussia, from 1640 until his death in 1688. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he is popularly known as "the Great Elector"[1] (der Große Kurfürst) because of his military and political achievements.
Frederick William was a staunch pillar of the Calvinist faith, associated with the rising commercial class. He saw the importance of trade and promoted it vigorously. His shrewd domestic reforms gave Prussia a strong position in the post-Westphalian political order of Northern-Central Europe, setting Prussia up for elevation from duchy to kingdom, achieved under his son and successor.
(38x27cms) on laid paper laid down on blue paper. Cropped. surface dirt.

4. Engraving of William Adolph, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg and Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. (1745-1770) Bust length with tied wig, tie, sash, and braided jacket. Within an oval border with motto above and with Latin inscription on entablature below. Borders trimmed. By Daniel Berger in Berlin in 1771.
On laid paper laid down on blue paper (25x18cms) surface dirt.

5. Louis VIII (German: Ludwig; 5 April 1691 – 17 October 1768) was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1739 to 1768. He was the son of Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Print by Johann Christian Fiedler (1697-1765), after, engraved by Francesco Zucchi (Venice, 1692–1764)
In 1717, he was married to Countess Charlotte Christine of Hanau-Lichtenberg and he received Hanau-Lichtenberg as an addition to his dominions. His mistress was Helena Martini. Because of his passion for hunting, he is known as the "Hunting Landgrave" (German: Jagdlandgraf). During the Seven Years' War he stood on the side of the Emperor and received the rank of General Field Marshal.
Like his father, Louis was not a gifted economist and only his good relationship with Empress Maria Theresa and her intervention at the Imperial Court Council kept the Landgraviate from bankruptcy. However, his caring for his country is documented by the establishment of a textile house in 1742 and a state orphanage in the 1746. Laid down on card. Foxing.

6. Portrait of professional soldier Frederick Herman de Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg (1615-1690) After Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723), by Jacob Houbraken (1698-1780). 1739
Frederick Herman de Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg KG PC (6 December 1615 – 1 July 1690) was a German-born military officer and nobleman who served as Master-General of the Ordnance from 1689 to 1690. Having fought in the French, Portuguese and English armies, he was killed in action fighting on the Williamite side at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
On laid paper. Foxing.