Basileus set
As the great Niccolo Machiavelli said, it is the retinue that makes the king. So, I decided to make a wonderful frame in the form of their retinue. The most colourful and defining uniforms of the peaceful era, the most famous noble houses, orders, heraldry, all this can be called the Belle Epoque in faces and uniforms. To describe the idea, it would probably be appropriate to quote the statement of Henry IV, King of France: "My state is my friends, the warriors standing at my throne."
Each tin soldier is handmade by the finest craftsmen in the industry.
Here are all 24 miniatures from the set.
(please click on the picture to learn more about each miniature and the character depicted)
Charles Gordon-Lennox
Nicholas Nikolaevich
of Russia
Infante Jaime
de Borbón
Prince Albert
of Prussia
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
William, Prince of Wied
Prince
Emanuele Filiberto
Mehmed Riza Pasha
Infante Antonio
de Orleans
Prince Miguel
of Braganza
Frederick Francis IV of Mecklenburg
Ernesto de Ligne
Albert
of Thurn and Taxis
Prince
Mikhail Cantacuzène
William Ernest
of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Prince
Alessandro Ruspoli
Prince
Andria Dadiani
Ban Teodor Pejacevic
Ernst II
of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Ernest Augustus
of Hanover
Heinrich XIV
of Reuss
Serdar Janko Vukotic
William of Luxembourg
Johann II
of Liechtenstein
The full list of miniatures is as follows:
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Charles Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Richmond
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Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia
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Infante Jaime, Duke of Madrid
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Prince Albert of Prussia
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
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William, Prince of Wied
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Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta
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Serasker Mehmed Riza Pasha
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Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera
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Prince Miguel, Duke of Braganza
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Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Ernesto, Prince de Ligne
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Albert, Prince of Thurn and Taxis
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Prince Mikhail Cantacuzène
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William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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Alessandro Ruspoli, Prince of Cerveteri
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Prince Andria Dadiani
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Count Teodor Pejacevic, Ban of Croatia
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Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
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Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover
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Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line
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Serdar Janko Vukotic
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William, Duke of Nassau
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Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein
Each set comes with an individual handmade case made of natural oak, in accordance with all the traditions of the times of our heroes. Each case is engraved with the manufacturer brand name, kit number and owner's name if required.
