State

Habsburg dynasty

Also known as Habsburg, Habsburgs, Habsburg Monarchy

The Habsburg dynasty was one of Europe's leading royal houses, ruling Austria for centuries and holding the title of Holy Roman Emperor almost continuously from the fifteenth century. A Spanish branch ruled the Spanish Empire in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The Habsburgs were rivals of the Ottoman Empire and Sweden, and their monarchy evolved into the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed in 1918.

Habsburg dynasty
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Mentioned in 43 profiles

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Mentioned in 64 state histories

Kingdom of GermanyDuchy of CarinthiaFree County of BurgundyCounty of HabsburgPrince-Bishopric of TrentDuchy of CarniolaCounty of GoriziaDuchy of GueldersCounty of HelfensteinDuchy of SilesiaCounty of TyrolDuchy of Austriaand 52 more

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Habsburg dynasty. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/habsburg-dynasty
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The Epoch Institute. “Habsburg dynasty.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/habsburg-dynasty.
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