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Festival personnel

Vimina, Alberto

  • Role: Author
  • Festivals: Celebrations in Vienna for the birth of Margarita Teresa, Spanish Infanta, Vienna 1652
  • Festival Books: La Gara opera dramatica rappresentata in musica, per introduttione di torneo fatto in Vienna per la nascita della serenissima infanta di Spagna, donna Margarita Maria d'Austria ... .(published Vienna, 1652)
  • Minister of Venetian Republic, visited Ukraine in 1650.
Tags
Author, Birth

Visdomini, A.

  • Role: Author
  • Festivals: Accession of Alfonso d'Este, fifth Duke of Ferrara, Ferrara, November 1559
  • Festival Books: La creatione del sig. donno Alfonso II duca quinto di Ferrara. (published [Ferrara]1559)
Tags
Author, Accession

Vogelin, Gotthard

  • aka Gotard Voguelein
  • Role: Printer
  • Festivals: Wedding in London and Heidelberg of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth, princess of England, London 1612
  • Festival Books: Les triomphes, entrees, cartels, tournois, ceremonies, et aultres magnificences, faites en Angleterre, [et] au Palatinat, pour le mariage & reception de Monsieur le Prince Frideric V. Comte Palatin du Rhin, Electeur du Sainct Empire, Duc de Baviere &c. et de Madame Elizabeth, fille unique et princesse de la Grande Bretagne, Electrice Palatine du Rhin &c. son espouse. (published Heidelberg, 1613)
  • ET II (p.81) painter and publisher in Heidelberg.
Tags
Printer, Wedding

Vos, Maartin de

  • aka Marten de Vos
  • 1531/2-1603
  • Role: Artist
  • Festivals: Entry into Brescia of Matthias, Archduke of Austria (later Matthias I, Holy Roman Emperor) and election of William, Prince of Orange, as Governor of Brabant, Brussels 1578
  • Festival Books: Sommare beschrijuinghe va[n]de triumphelijcke incomst vanden doorluchtighen ende hooghgheboren aeerts-hertoge Matthias: binnen die princelijcke stadt van Brussele: in t'iaer ons Heeren M.D.L.XXVIII. ... .(published Antwerp, 1579)
  • ET I (p.494) Flemish artist and designer of ephemeral.
  • Marten de Vos, designer of temporary architecture for 1594 entry, chiefly remembered for his prints.
Tags
Royal Entry, Artist

Weckherlin, Georg Rudolf

  • 1584-1653
  • Role: Author
  • Festivals: Christening in Stuttgart of Friedrich, second son and fourth child of Johann Friedrich, Duke of Wüttemberg and Teck and Barbara Sophia, Margavine of Brandenburg, Stuttgart 1616
  • Festival Books: Triumphall shews set forth lately at Stutgart. Written first in German, and now in English, by G. Rodolfe Weckherlin, secretarie to the Duke of Wirtemberg. (published Stuttgart, 1616)
  • ET I (p.66) II (pgs.29,35,40-43,49,240) German poet.
  • Patriot and servant of Wüttemberg court.
  • 1616 appointed secretary to Duke Johann Friedrich.
  • Involved in festivities, 1616,1617,1618 in detailed reports, and for each he composed a ballet.
  • 1620-4 he lived in England in service of Palatinate.
  • Chief clerk to Secretaries of State.
  • 1644 appointed Secretary for Foreign Tongues (followed by Milton). 
Tags
Author, Christening

Wegener, N.

  • Role: Printer
  • Festivals: Coronation in Copenhagen of Christian IV, Copenhagen 1596
  • Festival Books: Kurzer Discurs was Feyrlicheit vnd Geprenge zu Copenhagen den verschienen Monat Aususti dieses laufenden 96. Jahrs. bey Inauguration und Krönung Des ... herrn Christian des vierdten zu Dennemarck ... .(published Schleswig, 1596)
Tags
Coronation, Printer

Weissenburger, J.

  • Role: Printer
  • Festivals: Entry of Charles V into England, London
  • Festival Books: Wie der aller durchleüchtigist großmechtigst vnüberwintlichst Koenig Karl von Hispanien ... von Hispanien abgeschide[n] ... erstlich geschifft nach Engellandt/ nachmaln fürterhin auffs Niderlandt gen Flyssingen inn Flandern gelegen/ mit was triumphierung vn freiiden yr Kay. Ma. emphangen worden. [etc], (published Landshut, [1520])
Tags
Printer, Royal Entry

White, E.

  • Role: Publisher
  • Festivals: Funeral in London of Elizabeth I, London 28th April 1603
  • Festival Books: Expicedium. A Funeral Oration, vpon the death of the late deceased Princesse of famous memorye, Elizabeth, by the grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland. Written: by Infelice Academico Ignoto. Whereunto is added, the true orderof her Highnes Imperiall Funerall. (published London, 1603)
Tags
Funeral, Publisher

Wirre, Henrich

  • Role: Author
  • Festivals: Wedding in Munich of Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria, and Renee, Duchess of Lorraine, Munich 1568
  • Festival Books: Ordenliche Beschreybung der Fürstlichen Hochzeyt, die da gehalten ist worden, durch ... Wilhelm Pfaltzgraf beym Rheyn ... mit ... Renatta, geborne Hertzogin auss Luttringe, den 21 tag Februarii, des 1568 Jars, in der Fürstlichen Statt München ... in teütsche Carmina gestellt, durch H. Wirre. (published Augsburg, 1568)
  • ET I (p.13) German author.
Tags
Author, Wedding

Wirsung, Marx

  • Role: Printer
  • Festivals: Election and coronation of Charles V at Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle), 1520
  • Festival Books: Römischer Küniglicher Maies. Krönung zu Ach geschehe[n]. (published Augsburg [1520])
Tags
Coronation, Printer, Election

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