House of Habsburg

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The House of Habsburg was a powerful European royal dynasty that ruled vast territories including the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, and Spain for centuries, profoundly shaping the continent’s political and dynastic history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf noble house
royal dynasty
associatedWith Long Turkish War
surface form: Austro-Turkish wars

Counter-Reformation
Thirty Years' War
War of the Spanish Succession
capitalCityAtPeak Madrid
Vienna
coatOfArms Habsburg coat of arms
surface form: double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire
continent Europe
countryOfOrigin Austria
declinePeriod 18th century
dynasticBranch House of Habsburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Austrian Habsburgs

House of Habsburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine

House of Habsburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Spanish Habsburgs
dynasticStrategy marriage alliances instead of conquest
earliestDocumented 11th century
endOfHolyRomanEmpireRule 1806
endOfMonarchicalRuleInAustria 1918
endOfSpanishBranch 1700
floruit 11th century
foundingLocation Habsburg Castle
heldTitle Archduke of Austria
Emperor of Austria
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: King of Hungary

King of Spain
Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: King of the Romans
houseStyle Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
knownFor dynastic marriages
extensive European territorial holdings
influence on European politics
language German
Latin
Spanish
lastHolyRomanEmperorFromHouse Francis I of Austria
surface form: Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
lastReigningMonarchInAustria Charles I of Austria
motto A.E.I.O.U.
namedAfter Habsburg Castle
notableMember Queen Anne of Austria
surface form: Anne of Austria

Charles II of Spain
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis I of Austria
surface form: Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler)
surface form: Maria Theresa of Austria

Marie Antoinette
Emperor Maximilian I
surface form: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Philip II of Spain
Philip III of Spain
Philip IV of Spain
Rudolf I of Germany
originalSeat Habsburg Castle
politicalRole leading Catholic power in early modern Europe
ruling dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire for centuries
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledTerritory Duchy of Austria
surface form: Archduchy of Austria

Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Austrian Netherlands

Duchy of Milan
District of Galicia
surface form: Galicia

Holy Roman Empire
Bohemia
surface form: Kingdom of Bohemia

Kingdom of Croatia
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Sicily
Kingdom of Spain
Lombardy–Venetia
Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Spanish Netherlands

Transylvania
significantEvent election of Rudolf I as King of the Romans in 1273
successorDynasty House of Habsburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine

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Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress by Diego Velázquez depictsHouse House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress
KHM foundedBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Maria of Spain house House of Habsburg
Maria of Spain nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Kingdom of Córdoba rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
Duke of Styria associatedDynasty House of Habsburg
Duke of Styria heldBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Limburg im Breisgau dynasty House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Rudolf I of Germany
Crown Prince Garden associatedWith House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg imperial family
Albert I of Habsburg familyName House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Albert I of Habsburg house House of Habsburg
Albert I of Habsburg nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Albert I of Germany familyName House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Albert I of Germany house House of Habsburg
Count of Habsburg heldBy House of Habsburg
Count of Habsburg titleHolderOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Count of Habsburg dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Count of Habsburg nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Battle of Marchfeld relatedTo House of Habsburg
Philip of Habsburg nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Philip of Habsburg house House of Habsburg
Imperial Apartments associatedWith House of Habsburg
Silver Collection associatedWith House of Habsburg
Imperial Treasury formerCollectionOf House of Habsburg
Schönbrunn Palace Theatre associatedWith House of Habsburg
Gertrude of Hohenberg notableRelative House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg (by marriage)
Countess of Hainaut associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
fortifications of Luxembourg City builtBy House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Fortifications of Luxembourg City
this entity surface form: Habsburgs
Count of Olivares associatedDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg (Spain)
Treaty of Lisbon (1668) relatedTo House of Habsburg
Eleonora Gonzaga spouseNobleFamily House of Habsburg
Eleonora Gonzaga associatedWith House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Maria Anna of Austria (Archduchess, 1634–1696) nobleFamily House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Maria Anna of Austria (1634–1696)
Maria Anna of Austria (Archduchess, 1634–1696) house House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Maria Anna of Austria (1634–1696)
Maria Anna of Austria (Archduchess, 1634–1696) motherHouse House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Maria Anna of Austria (1634–1696)
Charles II, Archduke of Inner Austria nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Charles II, Archduke of Inner Austria house House of Habsburg
King of Croatia associatedDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
King of Galicia and Lodomeria usedByDynasty House of Habsburg
Valois dynasticRival House of Habsburg
Karl Franz Joseph von Habsburg nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Karl Franz Joseph von Habsburg house House of Habsburg
Alfonso of Austria memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg