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Germany, Duchy of Lauenburg, Duke Julius Franz (1666–1689). Undated silver medal (c. 1678) commemorating his outstanding military service in the fight against the Ottoman Empire during the Great Turkish War, by Johann Georg Breuer; bust in armor, facing right, with a cloak draped over it // A rock in the sea, sinking ships in the background, a small group of horsemen in front of the rock, clouds with lightning at the top, Dorfmann 19 b., Silver 30 mm, weight 14,2 g., Condition aVF, small aurface and edege damages, slight patina
Duke Julius Franz was a notable field commander in the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire. He was highly regarded for his tactical leadership in eastern Europe during conflicts against the Ottomans. Because he died without a male heir in 1689, his death marked the ultimate extinction of the ancient House of Ascania's Lauenburg line, triggering a major succession crisis in the region.