Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (5 January 1614 – 20 November 1662), younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand III, was an Austrian soldier, administrator...
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second longest-ruling Habsburg emperor (46 years and 9 months). He was both a composer and considerable patron of music. Leopold's reign is known for conflicts...
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The House of Habsburg (/ˈhæpsbɜːrɡ/, German: Haus Habsburg, pronounced [haʊ̯s ˈhaːpsˌbʊʁk] ), also known as the House of Austria, was one of the most...
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Archduke Leopold Johann of Austria (13 April 1716 – 4 November 1716), was the last-born male descendant from the House of Habsburg. The only son and long-hoped...
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Otto von Habsburg (German: Franz Joseph Otto Robert Maria Anton Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xaver Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius, Hungarian: Ferenc...
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Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1705 until his death in 1711. He was the eldest son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor from his third...
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Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (redirect from Ferdinand III of Habsburg)
first Habsburg monarch to be recognised as a musical composer. Ferdinand was born in Graz as the third son of Emperor Ferdinand II of Habsburg and his...
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The Empire of Charles V, also known by the umbrella term Habsburg Empire, included the Holy Roman Empire, the Spanish Empire, the Burgundian inheritance...
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Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (category House of Habsburg-Lorraine)
house of Habsburg with distinction. He had designed to marry his daughter Maria Theresa to Francis' older brother Leopold Clement. On Leopold Clement's...
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Archduke Leopold V was sent by Emperor Rudolf II to occupy Jülich in the name of the Emperor, French king Henry IV intervened to prevent the Habsburgs from...
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ISBN 978-0-253-00501-4. OCLC 710841731. Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Leopold V." . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical...
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Taylor, A. J. P.: "The Habsburg Monarchy 1809-1918" (Penguin Books, Great Britain, 1990, ISBN 978-0-14-013498-8), pp 52-53 van der Kiste, p. 16 Grafenauer...
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Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (category Children of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor)
by whom he had his four children: Leopold Johann (who died in infancy), Maria Theresa (the last direct Habsburg sovereign), Maria Anna (Governess of...
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Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (redirect from Matthias Habsburg)
Matthias played a significant role in the familial opposition of the Habsburgs against his brother Emperor Rudolf II. After gaining power, he showed...
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Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (redirect from Joseph II of Habsburg)
1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 18 August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 29 November 1780 until his death. He was the eldest son of...
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Margaret Theresa of Spain (category Wives of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor)
Margarete Theresia; 12 July 1651 – 12 March 1673) was, by marriage to Leopold I, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Archduchess of Austria and Queen of...
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the head of the House of Austria-Este, a cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine; he has held this position since 1996. Prince Lorenz was born...
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Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867) (redirect from Habsburg Hungary (1526–1867))
Protestant lesser nobles. As the Habsburgs' control of the Turkish possessions started to increase, the ministers of Leopold I argued that he should rule...
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often implied (among others, by Erasmus of Rotterdam) that Charles V and the Habsburgs gained their vast empire through peaceful policies (exemplified by...
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Archduke Joseph August of Austria (category House of Habsburg-Lorraine)
short period head of state of Hungary. He was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, the eldest son of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria (1833–1905)...
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Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (redirect from Albrecht of Habsburg-Teschen)
August 1817 – 18 February 1895), was an Austrian Habsburg general. He was the grandson of Emperor Leopold II and one of the chief military advisors of Emperor...
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Archduke Rudolf of Austria (redirect from Rudolf Cardinal von Habsburg-Lothringen)
van Beethoven, who dedicated several of his works to him. Born in the Pitti Palace in Florence, Tuscany, he was the youngest son of Emperor Leopold II...
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Albert VII, Archduke of Austria (redirect from Albrecht VII Habsburg)
1619 and, jointly with his wife, Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1598 and 1621. Prior to this, he had been a cardinal...
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Maria Theresa (redirect from Maria Theresia Habsburg)
Walburga Amalia Christina; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold...
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Count of Hainaut (section House of Habsburg)
the Low Countries in a personal union. When the Habsburg empire was divided among the heirs of Charles V, the Low Countries, including Hainaut, went to...
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Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (redirect from Rudolf II von Habsburg)
(1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the House of Habsburg. Rudolf's legacy has traditionally been viewed in three ways: an ineffectual...
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Imperial Crypt (category Burial sites of the House of Habsburg)
son of Emperor Leopold II.113 Last Grand Master of the Order of Teutonic Knights before Napoleon suppressed it outside of the Habsburg lands. It still...
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Treaty of Berlin ended hostilities between Austria and Prussia in 1742, the Habsburg monarchy's fortunes improved greatly in the continuing War of the Austrian...
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United Belgian States (category 1790 in the Habsburg monarchy)
revolt against the Habsburg Emperor, Joseph II. Influenced by the Enlightenment, Emperor Joseph II, who became sole ruler of the Habsburg lands after Maria...
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Philip the Handsome (redirect from Philip von Habsburg)
Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy from 1482 to 1506, as well as the first Habsburg King of Castile (as Philip I) for a brief time in 1506. The son of Maximilian...
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