Gio Fedrico Duca Di Brunswich, E Luneburg, &C Anno 1668 ( Original Antique Engraving From Historia Di Leopoldo Cesare, Continente Le Cose Piu Memorabili Successe In Europa, Dal 1656 Fino Al 1670.

[Circa 1670-1674]: Giovanni. Battista Hacque/ Hacque, Johann Baptist, 1670. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good. Original Engraving, Unsigned, Engraved By Meyssens For A Collection Of Portraits. Part Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. John Frederick (German: Johann Friedrich;1625 - 1679 ) Was Duke Of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He Ruled Over The Principality Of Calenberg, A Subdivision Of The Duchy, From 1665 Until His Death. The Third Son Of George, Duke Of Brunswick-Lüneburg, John Converted To The Roman Catholic Church, The Only Member Of His Family To Do So, In 1651. He Received Calenberg When His Elder Brother George William Inherited The Principality Of Lüneburg. In 1666, He Had A Palace Built In Herrenhausen Near Hanover That Was Inspired By The Palace Of Versailles And Is Famous For Its Gardens, The Herrenhausen Gardens. In 1667, He Employed As His Master Builder The Venetian Architect Girolamo Sartorio, Who Designed Many Buildings In The Town, Including The Neustädter Kirche, And Was Instrumental In The Expansion Of The Herrenhausen Gardens. In 1676, John Frederick Employed Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz As Privy Councillor And Librarian Of The Important Ducal Library. Thus Began Leibniz's 40-Year Association With The House Of Hanover, Which Resulted In Three Generations Of Hanovers Being Patrons To One Of The Most Eminent Philosophers And Mathematicians Of Europe. John Frederick Married Benedicta Henrietta Of The Palatinate; One Of Their Daughters Wilhelmina Amalia (1673 - 1742), Married Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor.