House of Babenberg
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The House of Babenberg was a noble dynasty of Austrian Dukes and Margraves. Descending from the Popponids and originally from Bamberg in the Duchy of Franconia, the Babenbergs ruled the imperial Margr
The Babenberg family tree triptych at Klosterneuburg Monastery (c. 1490, based on the genealogy by Ladislaus Sunthaym)
House of Habsburg
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The House of Habsburg, also known as the House of Austria, was one of the most powerful dynasties in the history of Western civilization. They were best known for ruling vast realms throughout Europe
House of Babenberg
…creation in 976 AD until its elevation to a duchy in 1156, and from then until the extinction of the line in 1246, whereafter they were succeeded by the House of Habsburg. The Babenberg family can be broken down into two distinct groups…
Profile portrait of Leopold I highlighting his "Habsburg jaw", Deutsches Historisches Museum
"PLUS OULTRE", motto of Charles V in French, on a ceiling of the Palace of Charles V in Granada
The original arms of the Counts of Habsburg