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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Isabella dynasty House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain
this entity surface form: Spanish Habsburgs
Isabella house House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain
Karl of Austria memberOf House of Habsburg
Karl of Austria familyName House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Karl of Austria dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Karl of Austria aristocraticFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Elizabeth of Bohemia associatedWith House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Countess of Artois associatedDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Rudolf of Habsburg memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg
Duchess of Luxembourg nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Duchess of Luxembourg associatedDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Isabella of Burgundy nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Isabella of Burgundy house House of Habsburg
Willem de Zwijger associatedWith House of Habsburg
Maria Theresa of Austria (1638–1683) dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
marchio Moraviae associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
House of Babenberg followedBy House of Habsburg
Limburg historicalRuler House of Habsburg
Council of State of the Habsburg Netherlands governedBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Markgraf von Mähren associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Bran Castle owner House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg family
Isabella of Burgundy spouseNobleFamily House of Habsburg
Royal Site of El Pardo usedBy House of Habsburg
House of Gonzaga succeededBy House of Habsburg
Albert IV, Count of Habsburg memberOf House of Habsburg
Albert IV, Count of Habsburg nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Albert IV, Count of Habsburg house House of Habsburg
Battle of Bitonto involvedDynasty House of Habsburg
Carlos, Prince of Asturias house House of Habsburg
Karl Josef Batthyány allegiance House of Habsburg
County of Burgundy ruledBy House of Habsburg
County of Namur dynasty House of Habsburg
Kaiservilla ownedBy House of Habsburg
Stanisławów hasHeritage House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Kaiser von Österreich associatedDynasty House of Habsburg
Prince of Girona usedBy House of Habsburg
Prince Balthasar Charles with a Dwarf depicts House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Gonzaga maritalAlliance House of Habsburg
Gonzaga lostMantuaTo House of Habsburg
Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII dynasticRivalryWith House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Countess of Flanders familyName House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Isabella Clara Eugenia
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Countess of Flanders nobleFamily House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Isabella Clara Eugenia
Countess of Flanders house House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Isabella Clara Eugenia
Gabriel Bethlen opponentOf House of Habsburg
King of the Algarves associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
Albert VI, Archduke of Austria memberOf House of Habsburg