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 Austro-Turkish wars
linked to: Long Turkish War

Counter-Reformation
Thirty Years' War
War of the Spanish Succession
capitalCityAtPeak Madrid
Vienna
coatOfArms double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire
continent Europe
countryOfOrigin Austria
declinePeriod 18th century
dynasticBranch Austrian Habsburgs
linked to: House of Habsburg

House of Habsburg-Lorraine
linked to: House of Habsburg

Spanish Habsburgs
linked to: House of Habsburg
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
King of Hungary
King of Spain
King of the Romans
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
houseStyle Habsburg Monarchy
knownFor dynastic marriages
extensive European territorial holdings
influence on European politics
language German
Latin
Spanish
lastHolyRomanEmperorFromHouse Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
lastReigningMonarchInAustria Charles I of Austria
motto A.E.I.O.U.
namedAfter Habsburg Castle
notableMember 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 II, Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maria Theresa of Austria
Marie Antoinette
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 Archduchy of Austria
linked to: Duchy of Austria

Austrian Empire
Austrian Netherlands
Duchy of Milan
Galicia
linked to: District of Galicia

Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Bohemia
linked to: Bohemia

Kingdom of Croatia
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Sicily
Kingdom of Spain
Lombardy–Venetia
Spanish Netherlands
Transylvania
significantEvent election of Rudolf I as King of the Romans in 1273
successorDynasty House of Habsburg-Lorraine
linked to: House of Habsburg

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War of the Spanish Succession participant House of Habsburg
Spanish Empire rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
Eighty Years' War involvedEntity House of Habsburg
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 issuedBy House of Habsburg
Seventeen Provinces ruler House of Habsburg
Catholic Monarchy hasDynasty House of Habsburg
Empress Maria Theresa dynasty House of Habsburg
Charles I of Spain nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Charles I of Spain house House of Habsburg
King of Italy associatedDynasty House of Habsburg
King of Italy associatedDynasty House of Habsburg-Lorraine
linked to: House of Habsburg
Philip III of Spain nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Crown of Aragon dynasty House of Habsburg (as kings of Spain)
linked to: House of Habsburg
House of Habsburg dynasticBranch House of Habsburg-Lorraine
linked to: House of Habsburg
House of Habsburg dynasticBranch Spanish Habsburgs
linked to: House of Habsburg
House of Habsburg dynasticBranch Austrian Habsburgs
linked to: House of Habsburg
House of Habsburg successorDynasty House of Habsburg-Lorraine
linked to: House of Habsburg
Holy Roman Emperor associatedDynasty Habsburg dynasty
linked to: House of Habsburg
Holy Roman Emperor associatedDynasty Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty
linked to: House of Habsburg
Philip II of Spain house House of Habsburg
Philip IV of Spain house House of Habsburg
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma nobleFamily House of Habsburg-Lorraine
linked to: House of Habsburg
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma house Habsburg-Lorraine
linked to: House of Habsburg
Charles II of Spain nobleFamily House of Habsburg
Charles II of Spain dynasty Spanish Habsburgs
linked to: House of Habsburg
Charles II of Spain house Habsburg
linked to: House of Habsburg
House of Nassau-Weilburg associatedWithDynasticUnion House of Habsburg-Lorraine
linked to: House of Habsburg
House of Trastámara followedBy House of Habsburg
Habsburg Netherlands ruledBy House of Habsburg
Habsburg Netherlands ruledBy Austrian Habsburgs
linked to: House of Habsburg
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ruledByDynasty House of Habsburg
Kingdom of Naples rulingDynasty Austrian Habsburgs
linked to: House of Habsburg
Kingdom of Sicily dynasty House of Habsburg
Napoleon II house House of Habsburg-Lorraine
linked to: House of Habsburg
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor familyName Habsburg
linked to: House of Habsburg
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor memberOf House of Habsburg
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor dynasty House of Habsburg
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor memberOf House of Habsburg
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor dynasty House of Habsburg
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor house House of Habsburg
King of Naples usedByDynasty House of Habsburg
King of Naples usedByDynasty House of Habsburg-Spain
linked to: House of Habsburg
King of Naples usedByDynasty House of Habsburg-Lorraine
linked to: House of Habsburg
Marie Antoinette house House of Habsburg-Lorraine
linked to: House of Habsburg
Marie Antoinette house House of Bourbon (by marriage)
linked to: House of Habsburg
Thirty Years' War mainBelligerent House of Habsburg
Flemish Baroque hasPatronageFrom Habsburg court
linked to: House of Habsburg
Anne of Austria house House of Habsburg
subject linked to: Queen Anne of Austria
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor dynasty House of Habsburg