Habsburg Monarchy

The Habsburg Monarchy, often called Austrian monarchy or simply Austria, is the name given to the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine, between 1526 and 1867/1918. The capital was normally at Vienna. The monarchy between 1867 - 1918 is usually referred to as Austria-Hungary.

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Austria - Habsburg - 1526 - 1867 - 1918 - Vienna - Austria-Hungary

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The monarchy developed from the Habsburg Hereditary Lands (mostly modern Austria and Slovenia), which the Habsburgs had accumulated since 1278. The Habsburg Monarchy grew to European prominance in 1526, when Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, the younger brother of Emperor Charles V, was elected King of Bohemia and Hungary following the death of Louis II, the King of those two countries, in battle against the Turks at Mohacs.

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Slovenia - 1278 - 1526 - Archduke Ferdinand of Austria - Charles V - Bohemia - Hungary - Louis II - Mohacs

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