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House of Habsburg, royal German family, one of the chief dynasties of Europe from the 15th to the 20th century. As dukes, archdukes, and emperors, the Habsburgs ruled Austria from 1282 until 1918. They also controlled Hungary and Bohemia (1526–1918) and ruled Spain and the Spanish empire for almost two centuries.
Discover the rise and fall of Europe’s most powerful dynasty. A visual family tree shows how the Habsburgs ruled for 650 years — from Rudolf I to the empire’s end.
The Habsburg empire is the informal and unofficial term used by many people to refer to the central European monarchy that ruled over a collection of lands from the 13th century to 1918. The Habsburg ruler held numerous titles The area under their control changed with time Core lands in central and eastern Europe Not a true empire as such until 1804 Book a 2-hr walking tour * of the Habsburg ...
The Habsburg Empire encompassed vast parts of Central and Southeast Europe – including today’s Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and areas of Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro. For a short time, they even held a colony in China. The empire’s ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity reflected its immense reach.
Habsburg (in English-speaking countries sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was an important ruling house of Europe and is most well known to be the ruling House of Austria (and the Austrian Empire) for over six centuries. Through marriage, the family ruled approximately half of Europe. They were Holy Roman Emperors and one of the most powerful families in Europe.