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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Famous quotes containing the words royal and/or owners:
“You know, he wanted to shoot the Royal Family, abolish marriage, and put everybody who’d been to public school in a chain gang. Yeah, he was a idealist, your dad was.”
—David Mercer, British screenwriter, and Karel Reisz. Mrs. Dell (Irene Handl)
“The work of the miner has its unavoidable incidents of discomfort and danger, and these should not be increased by the neglect of the owners to provide every practicable safety appliance. Economies which involve a sacrifice of human life are intolerable.”
—Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)