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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Treaty of Vienna (1738) relatedTo House of Habsburg
Grand Duke of Tuscany dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Habsburg coat of arms represents House of Habsburg
Habsburg coat of arms associatedWith House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Cross of Burgundy usedBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Austrian Habsburgs
Prince of Neuchâtel hasAssociatedDynasty House of Habsburg
Castile rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
Maria Theresa of Spain memberOf House of Habsburg
Bohemia rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Emperor Maximilian I house House of Habsburg
Francis I of Austria nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Northern Renaissance hasNotablePatron House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Imperial Crypt, Vienna dedicatedTo House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Imperial Crypt, Vienna principalBurialPlaceOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Imperial Crypt, Vienna principalBurialPlaceOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Austrian imperial family
Imperial Crypt, Vienna containsTombsOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg archdukes
Imperial Crypt, Vienna builtFor House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg family
Imperial Crypt, Vienna usedBy House of Habsburg
Imperial Crypt, Vienna usedBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Duke of Reichstadt usedBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor house House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
House of Valois notableConflictWith House of Habsburg
County of Artois notableDynasty House of Habsburg
Spanish America rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
Duchy of Milan rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
Duchy of Milan rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel house House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg (by marriage)
Duke of Burgundy heldByDynasty House of Habsburg
Archduke of Austria usedByDynasty House of Habsburg
Archduke of Austria usedByDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Kingdom of Valencia hasRulingDynasty House of Habsburg
Kingdom of Aragon rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
Third Silesian War involvedDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Monastery of Yuste associatedWith House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
John of Austria (the Elder) nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Philip I of Castile royalHouse House of Habsburg
Queen of Bohemia linkedDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Kingdom of Hungary rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Kingdom of Hungary rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty
Maximilian I of Mexico memberOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Maximilian I of Mexico nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Duchy of Brabant rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
Duchy of Brabant rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg‑Spain
Duchy of Brabant rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg‑Austria
Maria Antonia of Austria memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg
Maria Antonia of Austria house House of Habsburg