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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Iberian Union dynasty House of Habsburg
King of Castile associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
Joanna of Castile spouseFamily House of Habsburg
King of Aragon dynasty House of Habsburg
Eleanor of Austria memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg
Isabella of Austria memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg
Isabella of Austria house House of Habsburg
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor house House of Habsburg
Mary of Hungary memberOf House of Habsburg
Emperor Charles VI house House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Hohenstaufen dynasty successor House of Habsburg
Anna of Austria familyName House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Anna of Austria memberOf House of Habsburg
Anna of Austria dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Duke of Milan hasTitleHolder House of Habsburg
Grand Duchy of Tuscany rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Duchy of Lorraine rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Joanna of Austria memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg
House of Luxembourg dynasticRival House of Habsburg
Portuguese Crown dynasty House of Habsburg
Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain house House of Habsburg
Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Titian patron House of Habsburg
Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria house House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Austria
Lordship of Overijssel sovereign House of Habsburg
Maria Anna of Spain memberOfRoyalHouse House of Habsburg
Maria Anna of Spain dynasty House of Habsburg
Lordship of Groningen sovereignDuringPeriod House of Habsburg
Lordship of Groningen rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Catherine of Austria memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg
Catherine of Austria house House of Habsburg
Catherine of Austria nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg family
Maria of Austria nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Maria of Austria house House of Habsburg
Lordship of Utrecht rulingHouse House of Habsburg
Duchy of Guelders ruledByDynasty House of Habsburg
Habsburg Castle namedAfter House of Habsburg
Habsburg Castle usedBy House of Habsburg
Habsburg Castle usedBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Counts of Habsburg
Habsburg Castle associatedDynasty House of Habsburg
Habsburg Castle category House of Habsburg
A.E.I.O.U. associatedWith House of Habsburg
Schönbrunn Palace usedBy House of Habsburg
County of Holland ruledBy House of Habsburg
Rudolf I of Germany house House of Habsburg
Spanish royal court governedBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty