Hapsburgs

Maximilian I

On the evening of August 16, 1477, by marrying Mary, Duchess of Burgundy, Archduke Maximilian I acquired control of the Low Countries, effectively establishing the Habsburg Dynasty by extending their territories outside Austria.

Family Crest

The Coats of arms of a Habsburg Emperor shows the variety of his territories. The coats of arms of counts of Habsburg after Rudolph the first were used by Leo VI king of Armenia.

House of Hapsburg

Monday, June 15th, 2009

The House of Hapsburg was an important royal house of Europe and is best known as supplying all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1452 and 1740, as well as rulers of Spain and the Austrian Empire. Originally from Switzerland, the dynasty first reigned in Austria, which they ruled for over six centuries, [...]

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Austria

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Austria is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. It can can be divided into five areas, the biggest being the [...]

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Hapsburg Jaw

The Hapsburg jaw is a medical term indicating Prognathism and pouting of the lower lip. It is characteristic of the Hispano-Austrian imperial dynasty.

Hapsburg Family Tree

The original Hapsburgs were based in Germany, and Charles' brother Ferdinand continued the family control of that area after Charles' death. Charles' son Philip II contined the Spanish Hapsburg dynasty. Becuase of this family division of power, two seperate lines of the family tree were formed-- the Spanish and the German Hapsburgs