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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Battle of Lens associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
Albert II of Germany royalHouse House of Habsburg
Grandees of Spain associatedWith House of Habsburg
Archduchess of Austria usedByDynasty House of Habsburg
Archduchess of Austria usedByDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Archduchess of Austria entailsMembership House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Austrian imperial family
Archduchess of Austria entailsMembership House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg imperial house
King of Jerusalem (titular) hasClaimedBy House of Habsburg
Albert II of Hungary noble family House of Habsburg
Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia memberOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
King of León usedBy House of Habsburg
Royal Armoury of Madrid hasCollectionFromDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Catherine Michelle of Spain royalHouse House of Habsburg
Catherine Michelle of Spain memberOf House of Habsburg
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Leopold Johann of Austria house House of Habsburg
County of Zutphen rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
arms of Burgundy usedBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Austrian Habsburgs
Duke of Guelders associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria familyName House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria memberOf House of Habsburg
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria memberOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor dynasty House of Habsburg
Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria familyName House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria memberOf House of Habsburg
Treaty of Vienna (1748) hasSignatory House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Southern Netherlands ruledBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Austrian Habsburgs
Albert II of Bohemia memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg
Albert II of Bohemia nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Aspa de Borgoña associatedWith House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Kingdom of Cyprus rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
Triumphal Procession (Triumphzug) depicts House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Weisskunig associatedWith House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Archduke John of Austria memberOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
King of Lombardy–Venetia dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este memberOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg-Lorraine
Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este memberOfHouse House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Gelre ruledBy House of Habsburg
Capuchin Church, Vienna burialPlaceOf House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Imperial Crypt
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este memberOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este houseFather House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Maria Anna of Austria memberOf House of Habsburg
Maria Anna of Austria memberOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine