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Habsburg Monarchy, or Empire
The Habsburg Monarchy (or Habsburg Empire) covers the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg (1278–1780), and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine (from 1780), between 1526 and 1867/1918.
The Imperial capital is Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it is moved to Prague.
The monarchy from 1804 to 1867 is usually referred to as the "Austrian Empire" and from 1867 to 1918 as "Austria-Hungary".The head of the House of Habsburg is usually also the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 until its dissolution in 1806.
However, the two entities should not be considered coterminous, as the Habsburg Empire cover many lands beyond the Holy Roman Empire, and not all of the Holy Roman Empire is de facto under direct Habsburg control at any given time.
In some contexts, the term "Habsburg Empire" might also refer to extended Habsburg family possessions once ruled solely by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, or to the Spanish Empire ruled by the senior Spanish branch of the house.The Habsburg family originated with the Habsburg Castle in modern Switzerland and after 1278 came to rule in Austria (the Habsburg Hereditary Lands).
The Habsburg family grew to European prominence with the marriage and adoption treaty by Emperor Maximilian I at the First Congress of Vienna in 1515 and the subsequent death of adopted Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia in 1526.
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, the younger brother of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, is elected the next King of Bohemia and Hungary following the death of Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia, in the Battle of Mohács against the Turks.Emperor Francis II dissolves the empire in August 1806 after its defeat by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz.Emperor Francis II dissolves the empire in August 1806 after its defeat by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz.
Member Cities
- Prague > Praha Hlavni mesto Praha Czech Republic Capital
- Adrianople Edirne Turkey Location
- Alba Iulia Alba Romania Location
- Auhausen Bayern Germany Location
- Benátky nad Jizerou Stredocesky Kraj Czech Republic Location
- Braila Braila Romania Location
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- Byczyna Opole Poland Location
- Ceptura Prahova Romania Location
- Chilia Veche Tulcea Romania Location
- Comanesti Bacau Romania Location
- Constantinople > Istanbul Istanbul Turkey Location
- Cîmpia Turzii Cluj Romania Location
- Donauwörth Bayern Germany Location
- Dortmund Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany Location
- Esztergom Komarom-Esztergom Hungary Location
- Florence > Firenze Toscana Italy Location
- Frankfurt am Main Hessen Germany Location
- Giurgiu Giurgiu Romania Location
- Graz Steiermark (Styria) Austria Location
- Györ Gyor-Moson-Sopron Hungary Location
- Hîrsova Constanta Romania Location
- Iasi Iasi Romania Location
- Isfahan > Esfahan Esfahan Iran Location
- Jülich Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany Location
- Kanizsa Croatia Location
- Kassa > Kosice Kosicky Slovakia Location
- Klausenburg > Cluj Cluj Romania Location
- Kolomyja Ivano-Frankivs'ka Oblast Ukraine Location
- Kolozsvár > Cluj Cluj Romania Location
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- Lipica > Lipizza Slovenia Location
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- Lübeck Schleswig-Holstein Germany Location
- Milan > Milano > Mediolanum Lombardia Italy Location
- Miraslau Alba Romania Location
- Mostar Bosnia & Herzegovina Location
- Nikopol > Nicopolis Lovech Bulgaria Location
- Palota Slovakia Location
- Pressburg > Bratislava Bratislavsky Slovakia Location
- Radvan nad Laborcom Presovsky Slovakia Location
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- Silistra Razgrad Bulgaria Location
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- Stuhlweissenburg > Székesfehérvár Fejer Hungary Location
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- Sândominic > Csíkszentdomokos Harghita Romania Location
- Trotus Romania Location
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- Uraniborg Skåne Län Sweden Location
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