Several dwarfs to have had their histories recorded were employed as court dwarfs. They were owned and traded amongst people of the court, and delivered...

Palatine Sebastian de Morra, (died 1649) court dwarf and jester to King Philip IV of Spain Don Diego de Acedo, court dwarf and jester to Philip IV of Spain Roulandus...

is a painting by Diego Velázquez of Sebastián de Morra, a court dwarf and jester at the court of Philip IV of Spain. It was painted around 1644 and is...

other sources Giovanni Clementi; 1702–1735) was a notable jester and court dwarf of Elector Palatine Charles III Philip in Heidelberg. As guardian of...

Ferry (known as Bébé) (1741–1764) was a French dwarf who became renowned throughout Europe as the court dwarf of King Stanisław Leszczyński. Nicolas Ferry...

The following is a list of people who are known for their dwarfism and who have been open about it. While these people are not known for being the shortest...

Hudson (1619 – c. 1682) was a court dwarf of the English queen Henrietta Maria of France. He was famous as the "Queen's dwarf" and "Lord Minimus" and was...

Helena Antonia (1579 – d. after 1621) was a bearded female court dwarf of Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress and was a favorite of Margaret of Austria...

Balthasar Charles With a Dwarf is a 1631 portrait by Diego Velázquez of Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias and a court dwarf. It is now in the Museum...

Dwarfism is a condition wherein an organism is exceptionally small, and mostly occurs in the animal kingdom. In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult...

ancient Egypt, especially during the Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom periods, dwarfs and pygmies were seen as people with celestial gifts. They were treated...

Las Meninas. She was from Austria and from 1651 onward employed as a court dwarf in the household of the queen regent of Spain, Mariana of Austria, with...

Dwarf-tossing, also called midget-tossing, is a pub/bar attraction or activity in which people with dwarfism, wearing special padded clothing or Velcro...

unlikely. Another symbol, a lute, symbol of glory, is being carried by a court dwarf, stereotyped as a person of low stature and morale in Matejko's time;...

Tamasin” and “Tomasin de Paris”, was an English jester. She was the Court dwarf and jester of queen Elizabeth I of England between 1577 and 1603. She...

Bronzino of Nano Morgante (nickname of Braccio di Bartolo) the famed court dwarf of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany who is also immortalized...

of Queens Catherine Parr and Mary I Jeffrey Hudson (1619–c. 1682), "court dwarf" of Henrietta Maria of France Joan d'Acosta (c. 1665– c. 1740), jester...

dwarfed and deformed adults made their living as mountebanks and freak show performers or were sold into bondage as pages, jesters, or court dwarfs....

name "Jeffery Hudson", based on Sir Jeffrey Hudson, a 17th-century dwarf in the court of queen consort Henrietta Maria of England. The novel would prove...

1837) was a Polish-born dwarf who was employed by the court and who was also a musician who toured in European and Turkish courts. Józef Boruwłaski was...

Been later Andreas von Behn (1650–1730), was a Norwegian painter and court dwarf in service of the Swedish queen dowager Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp...

where polygamy was permitted. In pre-Islamic Assyria and Persia, most royal courts had a harem, where the ruler's wives and concubines lived with female attendants...

Richard Gibson (1615-1690), known as "Dwarf Gibson", was a British painter of portrait miniatures and a court dwarf in England during the reigns of Charles...

of a misanthropic assassin. The main character is a dwarf, 66 centimetres (26 in) tall, at the court of an Italian City-state in the Renaissance. The exact...

Drunken Silenus, c. 1616 (Alte Pinakothek, Munich) In the Renaissance, a court dwarf posed for the Silenus-like figure astride a tortoise at the entrance...

Dosieczka, Doska and Dvärginnan Dorothea ('Dorothea the Female Dwarf'), was a Polish Court dwarf in service of the queen of Sweden, Catherine Jagiellon. Dorothea...

Tragedy of Tragedies A tiny creation of Merlin, later becomes Arthur's court dwarf and an honorary knight Tor† Le Morte d'Arthur Son of King Ars, adopted...

(1847–1909), cricketer Sir Jeffrey Hudson (1619 – c. 1682) became a royal court dwarf. Tom Marshall – artist and photo colouriser, grew up in Oakham. Thomas...

able to conspire with other Spanish nobles to remove Olivares from the court in 1643, and for a brief period she held considerable influence over Philip;...

arranged private parties herself, such as the spontaneously for her court dwarf Frøken Elsebe. Described as charming and entertaining in social life...