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The House of Habsburg-Lorraine ( German: Haus Habsburg-Lothringen) originated from the marriage in 1736 of Francis III, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Maria Theresa of Austria, later successively Queen of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary, Queen of Croatia and Archduchess of Austria.
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By the marriage of Francis of Lorraine to Maria Theresa of Austria in 1736, and with the success in the ensuing War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748), the House of Lorraine was joined to the House of Habsburg and became known as the House of Habsburg-Lorraine (German: Haus Habsburg-Lothringen).
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The throne of the Holy Roman Empire was continuously occupied by the Habsburgs from 1440 until their extinction in the male line in 1740, and, as the Habsburg-Lorraines, from 1765 until its dissolution in 1806.
The House of Habsburg-Lorraine ( German: Haus Habsburg-Lothringen) originated from the marriage in 1736 of Francis III, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Maria Theresa of Austria, later successively Queen of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary, Queen of Croatia and Archduchess of Austria.
Origins. Though legend would trace its lineage back to the Trojans and the ancient Romans, the actual origins of the family remain obscure. Guntram the Rich ( c. 950), who may have been one of the Etichonen of Alsace, a great Carolingian noble clan, is usually regarded as the first historical, rather than legendary, member of the family.
House of Habsburg-Lorraine. European dynasty. Learn about this topic in these articles: rule in Italy. In Italy: The Vienna settlement. Also in Tuscany, the Habsburg-Lorraine family added the State of the Garrisons to its former domains and was given claim to Lucca, which the Bourbon-Parma family was to relinquish in 1847.
Motto: ‘Pro deo et imperio - For God and Empire’. Franz Stephan married Maria Theresa in 1736, thus founding the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. In 1740, following the sudden death of Charles VI, he became co-regent of the Habsburg patrimonial lands.
