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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Claudia Felicitas of Austria familyName House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Claudia Felicitas of Austria house House of Habsburg
Claudia Felicitas of Austria nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg-Lorraine
Claudia Felicitas of Austria spouseHouse House of Habsburg
Claudia Felicitas of Austria dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
King of Naples and Sicily associatedDynasty House of Habsburg
House of Kaunitz allegiance House of Habsburg
State Chancellor of the Habsburg Monarchy usedBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Habsburg archduchesses usedByDynasty House of Habsburg
Habsburg archduchesses usedByDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Zákupy associatedWith House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Zákupy Chateau
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Archduke Franz Karl of Austria familyName House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg-Lorraine
Archduke Franz Karl of Austria dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Archduke Franz Karl of Austria house House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Joseph Benedikt August Johann Anton Michael Adam memberOf House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Joseph Benedikt August Johann Anton Michael Adam house House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Philip the Handsome nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Reichstadt ownedBy House of Habsburg
Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna memberOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Maria Josepha of Austria nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Maria Josepha of Austria house House of Habsburg
Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria house House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Maria Amalia of Austria house House of Habsburg
Maria Amalia of Austria nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor house House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor dynasticUnion House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor associatedDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg-Lorraine
Albert of Austria memberOf House of Habsburg
Eleanor of Portugal partOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty (by marriage)
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany memberOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg-Lorraine
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany dynasticHouse House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany dynasticBranch House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg-Lorraine
Count of Artois successorDynasty House of Habsburg
Archduke Albert of Austria memberOf House of Habsburg
Sobieski dynasty intermarriedWith House of Habsburg
Leopold II familyName House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: von Habsburg-Lothringen
Leopold II memberOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Holy Roman Empress associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Holy Roman Empress associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty
Habsburg hereditary lands ruledBy House of Habsburg
Habsburg hereditary lands ruledBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Habsburg hereditary lands powerBaseOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg rulers
Will of Charles II of Spain opposedDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Austrian Habsburgs
Treaty of Senlis (1493) between House of Habsburg