After the Battle of Mühlberg (1547) Johan Frederik, Elector of Saxony, surrenders to Charles V. Next to Charles V are the Duke of Alva and King Ferdinand of Austria. In the background the battle. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a twelve-part series on the victories of Charles V., Surrender of the Duke of Saxony on the Battlefield of Mühlberg, 1547 Victories of Charles V (series title) Divi Caroli. V. imp. opt. max. victoriae, ex multis praecipuae (series title), print maker: Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), Haarlem, 1555 - 1556 and/or

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