Marie Antoinette (of the infamous, "Let them eat cake!")įerdinand II of Spain (a.k.a. The list of people you may have heard about includes:Ĭharles V of Spain (nephew of Henry VIII's first wife, Catherine of Aragon) The name may sound familiar to you because a lot of famous royals were born into this family. Photo credit: Heritage Images - Getty Images Who are the famous Habsburgs?
Sisi would have known the heavy weight her husband's responsibility carried, too, and that becomes very clear in the series.
Franz was a Habsburg, and his rule continued the family's succession, per Brittanica.įranz's uncle, Emperor Ferdinand I, did not have children, so Franz knew from an early age that he was the heir-assumptive, and that he would be tasked with continuing the family's dynasty and lineage. The Empress takes place during Franz Joseph I's reign. What role do the Habsburgs play in The Empress? The family name comes from the castle of Habsburg, built in 1020, in what is now Switzerland, according to Brittanica. They also governed Spain and the Spanish empire for almost two centuries, from 1504 to 15 to 1700, per Brittanica. The Habsburgs ruled over Austria from 1282 to 1918, and controlled Hungary and Bohemia between the years of 15. The Habsburgs were a German-Austrian royal family, and one of the major European dynasties from the 15th to the 20th Centuries. But who are the Habsburgs and what were they all about? Here's everything you need to know about the family and their long rule in Europe.
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