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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Count of Flanders nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Royal Pantheon usedByDynasty House of Habsburg
Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt patron House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg imperial family
Bohemian monarchy hasDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Bohemian monarchy hasDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty
Ana María Mauricia de Austria house House of Habsburg
Erzherzog von Österreich associatedDynasty House of Habsburg
Erzherzog von Österreich associatedDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg-Lorraine
Erzherzog von Österreich usedBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Erzherzog von Österreich usedBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg-Lorraine branch
Kingdom of Bohemia rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Archduke Otto von Habsburg familyName House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Archduke Otto von Habsburg nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Ferdinand I of Austria house House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Rex Romanorum associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor house House of Habsburg
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Margraviate of Moravia nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Joanna the Mad houseByMarriage House of Habsburg
Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France house House of Habsburg
Duchess consort of Burgundy associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Philip II of Portugal nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Philip II of Portugal house House of Habsburg
Kingdom of Portugal dynasty House of Habsburg
Rex Siciliae usedByDynasty House of Habsburg
Prince of Hungary memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Maximilian I of Mexico
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
King of Valencia royalHouse House of Habsburg
Isabella of Parma associatedWith House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Albert II, Holy Roman Emperor house House of Habsburg
Albert II, Holy Roman Emperor nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria familyName House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: von Habsburg-Lothringen
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria nobleFamily House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria house House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Juan de Austria nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen memberOf House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Duchy of Teschen dynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Duchy of Teschen rulingHouse House of Habsburg
Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen associatedWithDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Franz II. (as Holy Roman Emperor) house House of Habsburg
subject surface form: Franz II.
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Christina of Denmark portrait associatedWith House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty
Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este house House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine (by marriage)
Duke of Lorraine hasDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Prince of Bohemia usedBy House of Habsburg
Prince of Bohemia usedBy House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Austrian imperial family
Prince of Bohemia hasAssociatedDynasty House of Habsburg
this entity surface form: Habsburg dynasty