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Kyburg Castle 1642 Drawing: Kyburg castle, Switzerland around 1642

From Wikipedia: The palace of Kyburg is a mediaeval castle south of Winterthur. The Counts of Kyburg were the most important noble family in the Swiss plateau beside the Habsburg and the House of Savoy. After the death of the last count in 1264 Rudolph of Habsburg claimed the inheritance for his family..

 

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