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1300. 1400. 1500. 1600. 1700. 1800. 1900. Genealogical Table. Monarchical rule was legitimized by descent. The classic form of representing these relationships is the genealogical table or family tree. The Babenberg Legacy 1273–1282. Building the Power Base 1282–1477. The Rise to Great Power Status 1477–1526.
Era VI. 1887 - today. Herta Margarete & Sandor Habsburg Lothringen. The Great Habsburg-Lothringen Family Tree. Discover the unique roots of the Habsburg-Lothringen family.
Poland. Romania. Ukraine. Luxembourg. The Habsburg monarchy, [i] also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm, [j] was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it is also referred to as the Danubian monarchy [k] or the Austrian monarchy ( Latin ...
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By the thirteenth century the Habsburgs had acquired great possessions and were the most important family in the area between the upper Rhine and the Alps. Within the family, the branch of the Habsburgs that gained the upper hand was that of Count Rudolf IV, who was elected Roman-German King of 1273.
Naturally, this research sparked the interest of the imperial family! The Imperial Documents on the Genealogy of the House of Habsburg. But the book published by Marquard Herrgott in 1737 was also very impressive! Three thick volumes of Latin text as well as all sorts of documents reflecting the history of the House of Habsburg.
The Habsburg Emperors Rudolf I (died 1291), the King of the Germans, came from a noble family of Swiss origin and rose to power in 1273. His defeat of King Otakar II of Bohemia (r. 1253–78) five years later gained significant territorial holdings for the Habsburgs in Austria, the cornerstone of their empire.
