Habsburg Monarchy

Habsburg Monarchy was an empire in Central Europe (Europe) that lasted from 1526 to 1804 CE, about 278 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Ferdinand I added Bohemia and Hungary to Austria in 1526. Vienna held off the Turks in 1529 and 1683, and Maria Theresa defended the inheritance against Prussia in the 1740s.

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Facts

Dates

1526 to 1804 CE

Duration

278 years

Type

Empire

Region

Central Europe, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Vienna

Came from

• Kingdom of Hungary 1000 to 1526 CE
• Duchy of Austria 1156 to 1526 CE
• Principality of Transylvania 1570 to 1711 CE

Became

• Austrian Empire 1804 to 1867 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 1648 Peace of Westphalia
• 1683 Siege of Vienna
• 1769 Watt's steam engine
• 1789 French Revolution

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Dutch Republic 1581 to 1795 CE
• Kingdom of France (Bourbon) 1589 to 1792 CE
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• Spanish Empire (Habsburg Spain) 1516 to 1700 CE
• First French Empire 1804 to 1815 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America

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