Habsburg, castle, Switzerland
Habsburg (häps`b
rkh), 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 PowerThe 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
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