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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Albert VI, Archduke of Austria dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Albert VI, Archduke of Austria nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Albert VI, Archduke of Austria house House of Habsburg
Johanna Maria van der Gheynst associatedWith House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Eleonore of Austria house House of Habsburg
Eleonore of Austria nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Eleonore of Austria dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Duchess of Brabant associatedWith House of Habsburg
League of Mechlin influencedBy House of Habsburg
League of Mechlin underInfluenceOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Duchess of Piacenza associatedWith House of Habsburg
Duchess of Piacenza house House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Margaret of Parma
Infanta Margarita Maria Catalina of Spain house House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Austria
Felix of Austria dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Princess of Naples linkedToDynasty House of Habsburg
Carl Ludwig of Austria hasAncestralHouse House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Ferdinand III memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg
Charles de Lannoy allegiance House of Habsburg
House of Cobenzl allegiance House of Habsburg
Habsburg cavalry usedBy House of Habsburg
Battle of Wenzenbach associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
Albert II, Duke of Austria nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Albert II, Duke of Austria dynasticHouse House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Magdalena of Austria memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg
Magdalena of Austria house House of Habsburg
Adolf of Nassau associatedWith House of Habsburg
Carlos de Austria royalHouse House of Habsburg
Joanine dynasty succeededBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg in Portugal
Italian War of 1508–1516 conflictBetween House of Habsburg
Bourbon-Two Sicilies dynasticPredecessor House of Habsburg