Oct 18, 2015 · Although the royal family lost power in 1918, the Habsburg legacy lives on today, its splendor and spectacle reminding us of the magisterial manner in which this family helped shape 650 years of European art, politics, and culture.

Jan 8, 2025 · Karl I von Habsburg, the last Habsburg ruler of Austria-Hungary, had a short and challenging reign from 1916 to 1918. Born into the Habsburg family in 1887, he became the emperor during World War I. Karl von Habsburg aimed to reform the empire, trying to create a federal state to appease the diverse nationalities within the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Family tree of the ancestors of the Habsburg family, largely before becoming Holy Roman Emperors and (Arch)Dukes of Austria. This family tree only includes male scions of the House of Habsburg from 920 to 1308. [4] .

The Habsburg Portrait Gallery. Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol assembled an extensive collection of portraits. He was especially interested in miniature portraits of family members, members of German and other princely courts, popes, generals, and famous men and women from his …

Oct 24, 2024 · In this blog, I would like to unravel the history of the Habsburgs from the viewpoint of “masterpieces”. You might have seen this painting before. It is painted by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a leading Mannerist painter from Milan, Italy.

Jan 15, 2015 · Works from this era—including sabers and armor, tapestries, Roman cameos and large-scale paintings—illustrate the significance of war and patronage in expanding Habsburg influence and prestige. Tableau: Suits of armor displayed on horseback, and jousting weapons from a imperial tournament.

Feb 15, 2015 · This sweeping exhibition showcases the amazing history of the Austrian Habsburg Emperors, who commissioned and collected households full of masterpieces by which to display their power. It focuses particularly on the three periods of their greatest flourishing.

Jan 26, 2020 · The Hapsburg family emerged as an Australian in the upper reaches of the Rhine, and expanded to Austria at the end of the 13th century. One of Europe’s most prestigious families, who ruled a wide range of empires over hundreds of years until the end of World War I (1918).

Rudolf I (died 1291), the King of the Germans, came from a noble family of Swiss origin and rose to power in 1273. His defeat of King Otakar II of Bohemia (r. 1253–78) five years later gained significant territorial holdings for the Habsburgs in Austria, the cornerstone of their empire.

As a consequence of these adverse conditions, Austrian painting of the seventeenth century – in contrast to the sculpture that was in such high demand in churches and monasteries – produced little in the way of independent achievements.