Cartoon of 1915, depicting the Flag of the German Empire and the Habsburg banner. Since the days of Rudolph of Habsburg and the 1283 Treaty of Rheinfelden, the combination of red-white-red was widely considered to be the Austrian (later also Inner Austrian) colours used by the ruling Habsburg dynasty.

The Habsburg monarchy, [i] also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm [j] (/ ˈ h æ p s b ɜːr ɡ /), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that were ruled by the House of Habsburg.

Since the days of Rudolph of Habsburg and the 1283 Treaty of Rheinfelden, the combination of red-white-red was widely considered to be the Austrian (later also Inner Austrian) colours used by the ruling Habsburg dynasty.

Meaning/Origin of the Flag The flags used in the Habsburg's domain often showed the colors black and gold and a double-headed eagle. These are the colors of the German Empire (actually the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation), whose emperor came out of the dynasty of the Habsburgs from 1438 to 1806.

Jan 16, 2025 · House of Habsburg, royal German family, one of the chief dynasties of Europe from the 15th to the 20th century. As dukes, archdukes, and emperors, the Habsburgs ruled Austria from 1282 until 1918. They also controlled Hungary and Bohemia (1526–1918) and ruled Spain and the Spanish empire for almost two centuries.

However, the black-gold flag of the ruling Habsburg Dynasty was sometimes used as a de facto national flag and a common civil ensign was introduced in 1869 for civilian vessels. Until 1918, the k.u.k. War Fleet continued to carry the Austrian ensign it had used since 1786 and the regiments of the k.u.k. Army carried the double-eagle banners ...

In the lands of the former Habsburg Monarchy, the double-headed eagle is the quintessential emblem of Habsburg dominion. But why did the heraldic animal sprout a second head? Back in Antiquity Roman emperors had chosen the eagle as an emblem of their power.

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The black-yellow flag, whose colors derived from the arms of the Holy Roman Empire, could perhaps be regarded as such, though really it was a flag of the House of Habsburg.

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