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Habsburg, castle, Switzerland

Habsburg (häps`brkh), castle, Aargau canton, N Switzerland, near the Aare River. Built c.1030, it served during the 12th and 13th cent. as the seat of the counts of Habsburg or Hapsburg Hapsburg or Habsburg , ruling house of Austria (1282–1918). Rise to Power


The family, which can be traced to the 10th cent., originally held lands in Alsace and in NW Switzerland. Otto (d.
..... Click the link for more information. , whose name derives from the castle [Ger. Habichtsburg=hawk's castle].

Habsburg, Austrian royal family

Habsburg, family: see Hapsburg.
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70 DB35 Only since 1918 has Austria existed as an independent and unified political entity, explains Sichtner (emerita, Brooklyn College, New York), and unlike other national groups in the Habsburg Empire, Austrians had no separate identity and have had to construct one over the past century.
Historical dictionary of Austria, 2d ed by Reference & Research Book News
A stylish but ruthless ruler who failed to win the crown of the Holy Roman Empire but paved the way for the Habsburg dynasty, Charles of Burgundy, nicknamed "the Bold", is the subject of a new exhibition in Vienna.
Charles the Bold stars in Vienna exhibit by AFP / AFP Global Edition
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