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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King of Bohemia titleHeldBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
King of Bohemia associatedDynasty House of Habsburg
Philip III of Portugal nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Philip III of Portugal house House of Habsburg
Philip III of Portugal dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Hofburg Palace, Vienna builder House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Hofburg Palace
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Emperor of Austria dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Emperor of Austria nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Emperor of Austria nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg-Lorraine
Ferdinand associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Portuguese Restoration War involvedDynasty House of Habsburg
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor familyName House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor house House of Habsburg
Lordship of Mechelen sovereignDuringPeriod House of Habsburg
Lordship of Mechelen associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor house House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg main line
Charles I of Austria nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Duke of Limburg usedBy House of Habsburg
Philip the Great memberOf House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Philip IV of Spain
Philip the Great house House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Philip IV of Spain
this entity surface form: Habsburg
King of Sicily dynasty House of Habsburg
Treaty of London (1718) involvesDynasty House of Habsburg
Duchy of Austria rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
Duchy of Austria keyPowerBaseOf House of Habsburg
Duchy of Swabia ruledByDynasty House of Habsburg
Rey Planeta memberOf House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Philip IV of Spain
Isabella Clara Eugenia nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Isabella Clara Eugenia house House of Habsburg
Isabella Clara Eugenia dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Burgundian Netherlands rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
King of the Indies associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
Habsburg Spain dynasty House of Habsburg
Don Carlos, Prince of Asturias nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Don Carlos, Prince of Asturias dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Don Carlos, Prince of Asturias house House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Austria
Mariana of Austria memberOf House of Habsburg
Mariana of Austria house House of Habsburg
Margaret Theresa of Spain memberOf House of Habsburg
Margaret Theresa of Spain royalHouse House of Habsburg
Margrave of Moravia associatedDynasty House of Habsburg
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
New Kingdom of Granada rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
Duchy of Parma rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor house House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty