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  2. The name Habsburg is derived from the castle of Habsburg, or Habichtsburg (“Hawks Castle”), built in 1020 by Werner, bishop of Strasbourg, and his brother-in-law, Count Radbot, in the Aargau overlooking the Aar River, in what is now Switzerland.

  3. Feb 25, 2021 · By 1703, the house which forms the core of today's palace had been built and named Buckingham House for who was, by then, Duke of Buckingham. William Winde designed the impressive structure and years later it was sold off by Buckingham's illegitimate son, Sir Charles Sheffield. It fell into the hands of George III for £21,000.

  4. The house takes its name from Habsburg Castle, a fortress built in the 1020s in present-day Switzerland by Radbot of Klettgau, who named his fortress Habsburg. His grandson Otto II was the first to take the fortress name as his own, adding "Count of Habsburg" to his title.

  5. May 29, 2018 · Habsburg dynasty. A royal dynasty whose members became the hereditary rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, and held authority over the largest realm in Europe during the Renaissance. The Habsburgs originated in Swabia, a duchy of southwestern Germany. In 1246 they took control of the duchy of Austria.

  6. The House of Habsburg was a family of dukes, kings, and monarchs that was very important in European history. It first ruled parts of Switzerland in the 13th century and then ruled Austria, later Austria-Hungary, for more than 600 years.

  7. On the positive side, chanceries gradually created a common German language, which Luther later used to spread his message. Germany - Habsburgs, Imperial Office, Unification: In the absence of a male heir, Sigismund had named his son-in-law Albert of Habsburg, duke of Austria, as his successor. Albert was able and vigorous, and the union of the ...

  8. The House of Tudor ( / ˈtjuːdər /) [1] was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. [2] They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois. The Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and the Lordship of Ireland (later the Kingdom of Ireland) for 118 years ...

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