The House of Habsburg was one of the most powerful dynasties in European history. It takes its name from Habsburg Castle in what is now Switzerland, and it rose to prominence when Rudolf I was elected King of the Romans in 1273 and acquired Austria. Through marriages and inheritances, in the sixteenth century the family ruled Spain and its empire, the Low Countries and parts of Italy, and for centuries it supplied most of the Holy Roman Emperors. The Spanish line died out in 1700. The male line of the Austrian branch ended with Charles VI in 1740 and the dynasty continued through Maria Theresa as the House of Habsburg-Lorraine until the end of Austria-Hungary in 1918.
Before and after
- from 10th century to 14th centurySeljuk dynasty
- from 1000 to 1200Rise of Romanesque art
- from 10th century to 20th centuryFoot binding
- 11th centuryConstruction of Winchester Cathedral
- from 11th century to 18th centuryHouse of Habsburg
- 11th centuryConstruction of Chora Church
- from 1005 to 1797Republic of Genoa
- 1006Construction of Gonbad-e Qabus
- 1006SN 1006
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The era
This moment belongs to the Medieval world (500 CE to 1500 CE), kingdoms, faiths and trade routes.