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| House of Habsburg Haus Habsburg | |
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| Imperial, Royal, and Ducal dynasty | |
  Left: Habsburg "ancient", coat of arms of the Counts of Habsburg: Or, a lion rampant gules crowned azure ("Lion of Habsburg"); right: Habsburg "modern"/Austria, arms of the House of Habsburg, Archdukes of Austria: Gules, a fess argent ("Bindenschild"); originally the arms of the House of Babenburg, Dukes of Austria and Styria | |
| Parent house | House of Eticho (disputed) |
| Country | List |
| Etymology | Habsburg Castle |
| Founded | 11th century |
| Founder | Radbot of Klettgau |
| Current head | Karl von Habsburg (cognatic line) |
| Final ruler | Charles I of Austria (cognatic line) |
| Titles | List |
| Motto | A.E.I.O.U. and Viribus Unitis |
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| Cadet branches | Agnatic: (all are extinct) |
The House of Habsburg was a family of dukes, kings, and monarchs that was very important in European history. It first ruled parts of Switzerland in the 13th century and then ruled Austria, later Austria-Hungary, for more than 600 years. It ruled owned Spain and the Netherlands for a while, the Holy Roman Empire from about 1280 to 1806 and the Kingdom of Sardinia until the mid-19th century.
