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  1. Habsburg monarchy - Wikipedia

    • In historiography, the terms "Austria" or "Austrians" are frequently used as shorthand for the Habsburg monarchy since the 18th century. From 1438 to 1806, the rulers of the House of Habsburg almost continuously reigned as Holy Roman Emperors. See more

    Overview

    The Habsburg monarchy, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm , was the collection of empires, kingdoms, … See more

    Origins and expansion

    The first Habsburg who can be reliably traced was Radbot of Klettgau, who was born in the late 10th century; the family name originated with Habsburg Castle, in present-day Switzerland, which was built by Radbot. Aft… See more

    Territories of the Habsburg Monarchy

    The territories ruled by the Austrian monarchy changed over the centuries, but the core always consisted of four blocs:
    • The Hereditary Lands, which covered most of the modern states of Austria and Slovenia, as well as t… See more

    Other lines

    A junior line ruled over the Grand Duchy of Tuscany between 1765 and 1801, and again from 1814 to 1859. While exiled from Tuscany, this line ruled at Salzburg from 1803 to 1805, and in Grand Duchy of Würzburg from … See more

    Rulers, 1508–1918

    The so-called "Habsburg monarchs" or "Habsburg emperors" held many different titles and ruled each kingdom separately through a personal union.
    Frederick III (1452–1493)
    Maximilian I (1493–1519)… See more

    In literature

    The decline of the Habsburg Empire is given in Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday.
    Stefan Zweig, l'autore del più famoso libro sull'Impero asburgico, Die Welt von Gestern… See more

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