Royal Owners
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Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1552-1612, deposed by his family after he turned into a recluse
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Christina of Sweden, 1626-1689, forced into exile when she converted to Catholicism
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Philippe d'Orléans, 1674-1723, Regent of France, who assembled the Orleans Collection
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"Philippe Égalité", Louis Philippe d'Orléans, 1747-1793, guillotined in the Reign of Terror
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