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www.fuerstenhaus.li. The House of Liechtenstein ( German: Haus Liechtenstein ), from which the principality takes its name, is the family which reigns by hereditary right over the principality of Liechtenstein. Only dynastic members of the family are eligible to inherit the throne.
Heraldry of the House of Habsburg. The coats of arms of the House of Habsburg were the heraldic emblems of their members and their territories, such as Austria-Hungary and the Austrian Empire. Historian Michel Pastoureau says that the original purpose of heraldic emblems and seals was to facilitate the exercise of power and the identification ...
Flag of the Habsburg monarchy. A horizontal bicolour of black and yellow. Since the days of Rudolph of Habsburg and the 1283 Treaty of Rheinfelden, the combination of red-white-red was widely considered to be the Austrian (later also Inner Austrian) colours used by the ruling Habsburg dynasty. Black and yellow later became the colours used by ...
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (German: Franz Joseph Karl [fʁants ˈjoːzɛf ˈkaʁl]; Hungarian: Ferenc József Károly [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈjoːʒɛf ˈkaːroj]; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his death in 1916 ...
The Order of Knights of Saint George of Carinthia [1] in Slovenia has undergone significant development in 2022. It is governed by a Collegial Regency in the name of the Grand Master and Prince, who are appointed from the ranks of the Grand Commanders. The current Grand Master and Prince are H.S. Prince Nikolaus von und zu Liechtenstein (Grand ...
The House of Nassau is a diversified aristocratic dynasty in Europe. It is named after the lordship associated with Nassau Castle , located in present-day Nassau , Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany .
The House of Habsburg-Este ( Italian: Casa d'Asburgo-Este ), also known as the House of Austria-Este ( German: Haus Österreich-Este) and holder of the title of Archduke of Austria-Este ( Italian: Arciduca d'Austria-Este; German: Erzherzog von Österreich-Este ), is a cadet branch (but not sovereign branch) of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and ...
