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For naming conventions, see Medieval Kingdoms of Western Europe.

The House of Habsburg, often Anglicised as Hapsburg and sometimes referred to as the House of Austria, was one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian and Spanish Empires and several other countries. Originally from Switzerland, the dynasty first reigned in Austria, which they ruled for over six centuries. A series of dynastic marriages brought Burgundy, Spain, Bohemia, Hungary, and other territories into the inheritance. In the 16th century, the family separated into the senior Habsburg Spain and the junior Habsburg Austrian branches, who settled their mutual claims in the Oñate treaty.

Cadet branches

  • House of Habsburg-Laufenburg - Rudolfinian branch (1232 - 1410)
  • House of Habsburg - Dukes of Austria (1282 - 1453)
    • House of Habsburg - Albertine branch - Dukes of Austria (1379 - 1457)
      • House of Habsburg - Kings of Hungary and Croatia, Kings of Bohemia (1306 - 1307, 1437 - 1439, 1445 - 1457)
    • House of Habsburg - Leopoldian branch - Dukes of Styria, Carinthia and Tyrol (1379 - 1490)
      • House of Habsburg - Elder Tyrolean branch - Dukes of Tyrol and Further Austria (1402 - 1490)
      • House of Habsburg - Ernestine branch - Dukes of Inner Austria (1406- 1457)
        • House of Habsburg - Archdukes of Austria (1453 - 1804)
          • House of Habsburg - Dukes of Burgundy (1482 - 1780)
            • House of Habsburg - Kings of Spain (1516 - 1700)
              • House of Habsburg - Philippine Dynasty - Kings of Portugal (1580 - 1640)
            • House of Habsburg - Holy Roman Emperors, Archdukes of Austria (1526 - 1918)
              • House of Habsburg - Younger Tyrolean branch - Archdukes of Further Austria (1623 - 1665)
              • House of Habsburg - Princes of Transilvania (1690 - 1765)
                • House of Habsburg - Grand Princes of Transilvania (1765 - 1867)
              • House of Habsburg-Lorraine (1740 - present)
                • House of Habsburg-Este - House of Austria-Este (1771 - )
                  • House of Habsburg-Este - Dukes of Modena (1814 - 1860)
                  • House of Hohenberg (1900 - present)
                • House of Habsburg-Lorraine - Grand Dukes of Tuscany (1814 - 1860)
                  • House of Habsburg-Itúrbide (1864 - present)
                • House of Habsburg-Lorraine - Dukes of Parma (1814 - 1847)
                • House of Habsburg-Lorraine - Dukes of Teschen (1822 - 1918)

Habsburgs of Austria and Spain

Ancestors

Counts of Habsburg

Dukes of Austria

  • Rudolf II, Duke of Austria and Styria (1282 - 1283)
  • Albrecht I, Duke of Austria and Styria (1282 1308)
  • Rudolf III, Duke of Austria and Styria (1298 - 1307)
  • Friedrich der Schöne, Duke of Austria and Styria (1308 - 1330)
  • Leopold I, Duke of Austria and Styria (1308 - 1326)
  • Albrecht II, Duke of Austria and Styria (1330 - 1358)
  • Otto der Fröhliche, Duke of Austria and Styria (1330 - 1339)
  • Rudolf IV der Stifter, Duke of Austria and Styria (1358 - 1365)

Holy Roman Emperors, Archdukes of Austria

Spanish Habsburgs: Kings of Spain, Kings of Portugal (1580–1640)

External links

  • World of the Habsburgs
  • Wikipedia - Burg Habsburg
  • Romanticism and Revolt: Europe 1815-1848 by J. L. Talmon. History of European Civilization Library, General Editor: Geoffrey Barraclough. Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc., c. 1967. Reprinted 1970.