Hapsburg
or Habs·burg
a German princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigns to the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain, etc.
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How to use Hapsburg in a sentence
I order a Belle Époque with Hapsburg Absinthe to kickstart the evening.
The houses of Braganza and Hapsburg are notorious instances of this; and, as far as we are aware, there are no counter instances.
Rudolph von Hapsburg held his first diet here in 1274, and often visited the town.
To Nuremberg and Back | Amy NeallyShould they wait until Charles the Fifth claimed the ancient castle of Hapsburg?
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV | J. H. Merle D'AubignAnne was a Spaniard and a Hapsburg; she could stomach anything but a msalliance.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall | W. R. H. Trowbridge
To us she was dynastic, like Hapsburg, Plantagenet or Hohenzollern.
The Broken Sword | Dennison Worthington
British Dictionary definitions for Hapsburg
/ (ˈhæpsˌbɜːɡ) /
a German princely family founded by Albert, count of Hapsburg (1153). From 1440 to 1806, the Hapsburgs wore the imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire almost uninterruptedly. They also provided rulers for Austria, Spain, Hungary, Bohemia, etc. The line continued as the royal house of Hapsburg-Lorraine, ruling in Austria (1806–48) and Austria-Hungary (1848–1918): German name: Habsburg
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