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House of Habsburg

Every case in the archive that involves the House of Habsburg, best-known first, with the members Wikidata records in office, command or a ranked fortune.

Families in powerFortunes through time

The cases

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Cases
6
Years
1246 to 1938
Countries
Austria, Romania, Canada, Belgium
Subjects
European families, Heirlooms and treasure, Medieval Europe
In power
1188 to 1849
Power held
Government office, Military command
Relatives recorded
127
Database
Every member on a time line
Updated
30 October 2026
Bran Castle TB1: Bran Castle, Bran, Brasov, Transylvania, Romania.mw-parser-output .monument-istoric{width:400px;max-width:100%;margin:1px;padding:2px;background-color:#800000;colo1938 · Bran, Brașov County, RomaniaBrașov gave Bran Castle to Queen Marie in 1920, her daughter lost it in 1948, and Romania returned it to her grandchildren's generation in 2006Archduke Dominic of Habsburg, son of Princess Ileana and grandson of Queen Marie, recovered Bran Castle from Romania with his sisters in 2006.On 1 December 1920 the city council of Brașov voted unanimously to give Bran Castle to Queen Marie of Romania. She made it her favourite home. Her daughter, Princess Ileana, received the castle by her will.bran-castle.com and 5 moreFlorentine Diamond aigrette: Florentine Diamond as cap decoration. This foto was made between 1870 and 1900.1737 · Florence, Italy; Vienna, Austria; Quebec, CanadaThe last Medici left the Florentine Diamond to Tuscany, the Habsburgs took it to Vienna, and it surfaced in a Quebec bank vault in 2025Empress Zita, widow of Karl I, the last Habsburg emperor, took the Florentine Diamond to Canada in 1940; her grandsons revealed it in 2025.The Florentine Diamond is a yellow stone of about 137 carats. The traveller Tavernier saw it among the Medici jewels in 1657.theglobeandmail.com and 4 moreBruges. Eglise Notre-Dame. Tombeau de Marie de Bourgogne (1495) - Brugge. O.-L.-Vrouwkerk. Graf van Maria van Bourgondië: TitleBruges. Eglise Notre-Dame. Tombeau de Marie de Bourgo1477 · Ghent and Bruges, BelgiumCharles the Bold died at Nancy, the King of France seized Burgundy from his 19-year-old heiress, and her marriage gave the Netherlands to the HabsburgsMaximilian of Austria, later Emperor Maximilian I, married Mary of Burgundy in 1477, and their son Philip the Handsome inherited her Netherlands for the Habsburgs.Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy, was killed at the battle of Nancy on 5 January 1477. His only child, Mary, born 13 February 1457, inherited his lands. Louis XI of France seized the duchy of Burgundy and other territories.deutsche-biographie.de and 2 moreSamuel Oppenheimer1703 · ViennaThe Habsburg state owed Samuel Oppenheimer millions when he died in 1703; it declared his firm bankrupt and his estate was auctioned in 1763Leopold I, Habsburg emperor, ruled the state that owed his war supplier Samuel Oppenheimer millions and declared Oppenheimer's firm bankrupt after his 1703 death.Samuel Oppenheimer was born in 1630, probably in the Palatinate. He moved to Vienna in 1674 and became imperial war commissary in 1679, supplying the armies that fought the Ottomans and France. In 1701 he became chief war factor.deutsche-biographie.de and 4 moreCharles II of Spain: Spanish: Carlos II de España Charles II of Spaintitle QS:P1476,es:"Carlos II de España "label QS:Les,"Carlos II de Españ1700 · Madrid, SpainSpain's childless Charles II left his whole empire to a French prince in his will, and Europe went to war for 13 yearsCharles II of Spain, the last Spanish Habsburg, willed his whole empire to Philip of Anjou, naming Archduke Charles of Austria heir if Philip refused.Charles II of Spain, the last Spanish Habsburg, had serious inherited disabilities and no children. His empire included Spain, much of Italy, the Spanish Netherlands and the Americas.Wikipedia (English) and 1 moreMargarete von Babenberg: Margarete von Babenberg, auch Margareta von Österreich, tschechisch Markéta Babenberská, (* 1204 oder 1205; † 29. Oktober 1266 auf der Burg Krumau am Kamp)1246 · Vienna and Hainburg an der Donau, AustriaThe last Babenberg duke died without sons in 1246, his widowed sister of about 47 married a 19-year-old Ottokar and handed him her title deeds, and he divorced herRudolf of Habsburg, the new king, took Austria from Ottokar and granted it to his sons in 1282, the start of Habsburg rule there.Duke Frederick II of Austria, the last Babenberg duke, was killed in battle at the Leitha on 15 June 1246 and left no heir. His sister Margarete, born about 1204, was the widow of Henry (VII), King of the Romans.deutsche-biographie.de and 3 more

Fugger loans to a king who refused his father's inheritance

One fortune, step by step. Every fortune followed through time

1367Fugger family in Augsburg
1516Fuggerei housing founded; rent still about €0.88 a year
28 Jun 1519Charles V elected with 850,000 florins in loans, 543,000 from the Fugger
1700Charles II of Spain dies; his will names the Bourbon Philip of Anjou
1701–1714War of the Spanish Succession
1713Pragmatic Sanction lets a daughter inherit Austria
1740–1748Maria Theresa inherits; War of the Austrian Succession
1919Austria exiles the Habsburgs and seizes their property
15 Mar 2020Felipe VI renounces his father's inheritance after reports on a foundation abroad
2026Karl von Habsburg heads the family; Fürst Fugger Privatbank still trades

Members who held power

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Albert IV, Count of Habsburg1188sovereignHoly Roman Empire
Rudolph I of Germany1218sovereignHoly Roman Empire
Matilda of Habsburg1253politicianGermany
Albert I of Germany1255monarchHoly Roman Empire
Catherine of Habsburg1256aristocrat
Agnes of Habsburg1258aristocrat
Clemence of Austria1262queen regnant
Judith of Habsburg1271queen regnantGermany
Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg1280margrave; aristocrat
Rudolf I of Bohemia1281sovereign
Agnes of Austria1281queen regnantHoly Roman Empire
Frederick the Fair1289anti-kingDuchy of Austria
Leopold I, Duke of Austria1293aristocratDuchy of Austria
Elisabeth of Austria1293aristocrat
Catherine of Austria, Duchess of Calabria1295aristocrat
Albert II, Duke of Austria1298sovereign; Catholic priestHoly Roman Empire
Henry the Friendly1299aristocrat
Otto, Duke of Austria1301sovereign
Catherine of Austria, Lady of Coucy1320aristocrat
Albert III, Duke of Austria1349sovereignHoly Roman Empire
Leopold III, Duke of Austria1351sovereignHoly Roman Empire
Duke Wilhelm I, Duke of Austria1370regent
Leopold IV, Duke of Austria1371regentHoly Roman Empire
Ernest, Duke of Austria1377politicianHoly Roman Empire

Families in the same cases

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