Habsburg | search
Click here to view Habsburg news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- House of Habsburg - European Dynasty, Imperial Legacy, Central European ...The world power of the Habsburgs. Even before Frederick III’s time the house of Habsburg had won much of its standing in Germany and in central Europe through marriages to heiresses. Frederick’s son Maximilian carried that matrimonial policy to heights of unequaled brilliance. First he himself in 1477 married the heiress of Burgundy ...
- House of Habsburg - WikipediaThe House of Habsburg (/ ˈ h æ p s b ɜːr ɡ /, German: Haus Habsburg, pronounced [haʊ̯s ˈhaːpsˌbʊʁk] ⓘ), also known as the House of Austria, is one of the most prominent and important dynasties in European history.. The house takes its name from Habsburg Castle, a fortress built in the 1020s in present-day Switzerland by Radbot of Klettgau, who named his fortress Habsburg.
- Habsburgs | Die Welt der Habsburger1452–1493. Habsburg Emperor Albrecht VI. Archduke of Austria. Habsburg Sigismund ‘the Rich in Coin’. Duke of Austria. Habsburg Ladislaus ‘Postumus’. King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. 1440–1457. Habsburg Emperor Maximilian I, 'the last knight'.
- Die Welt der HabsburgerThe Habsburg dynasty: Here you can read potted biographies, examine portraits from seven centuries and dip into the historical contexts of past epochs. Timeline. Select a period in Habsburg history, from the beginnings of Habsburg rule in the Middle Ages to the collapse of the Monarchy during the First World War. Map.
- A Brief History Of The Habsburgs, Europe's Forgotten EmpireRoninnw/Shutterstock. Habsburg rule began over 700 years before Europe's current, exceptionally polite and cooperative nations, but has roots in the demise of the Roman Empire. In A.D. 285, Emperor Diocletian split the fading empire into two halves — east and west — in an attempt to keep Rome on life support, as World History describes.
More
