#habsburg

[mapsontheweb]

All lands the Habsburgs ever controlled in Europe.

[empirearchives]

Gown and train of Marie Louise of Austria, second wife of Napoleon Bonaparte

(Bust of Napoleon and painting of Marie Louise in the background)

Museo Glauco Lombardi

[illustratus]

Prison of Francis I by Giovanni Migliara

[tiaramania]

TIARA ALERT: Archduchess Ildikó of Habsburg-Lorraine wore Princess Louise of Bourbon-Two Sicilies' Diamond Tiara for Le Bal des Débutantes at the Shangri La Hotel in Paris on 25 November 2023.

[best-habsburg-monarch]

Napoleon II, Duke of Reichstadt

His mother's son (at least for the purposes of this bracket)

Philip II, King of Spain, King of Portugal, reigned 1556-1598

Instant discourse, just say the word 'armada'

[sissiofaustria]

Empress Elisabeth

[kristo-flowers]

Architecture of Vienna, Austria

[adini-nikolaevna]

“[…] beautiful Alexandra, always serious and sad…”

- Princess Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily on Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, Archduchess of Austria.

[postcard-from-the-past]

Franz Joseph Karl, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria

Austrian vintage postcard

[tiny-librarian]

Isabella of Austria, Queen of Denmark and Norway.

[master-of-the-opera-house]

Did you enjoy my previous uquiz full of disgusting men? Want to find out which disgusting royal man of 16th-17th century (S)pain you are? No? Too bad.

EDIT: I UPDATED THIS BLOODY THING go take it again :-)>

[mapsontheweb]

Habsburg possessions under Charles V

[empirearchives]

I’m crying, this author was UNHINGED 😂😂

[illustratus]

The Battle of Pavia by Karl Ludwig Hassmann

[tiaramania]

TIARA ALERT: Archduchess Sophia of Habsburg-Lorraine wore Princess Maria Anna of Bourbon Parma's Diamond Tiara for Le Bal des Débutantes at the Shangri La Hotel in Paris on 26 November 2022.

[best-habsburg-monarch]

Introduction: Do you have strong opinions on a certain - now defunct - Central European dynasty? Are you especially fond of a house that elevated themselves by forging their qualifications to be archdukes and then ruled for centuries? Do you enjoy a house whose favorite diplomatic strategy is marriage? If you are, this is the place for you to voice those strong opinions and to vote for your favorite.

FAQs (or what I imagine will be frequently asked):

Where is Sisi? - This will be a bracket of ruling monarchs, not their consorts. There will be no Sisi, no Charlotte of Belgium, no Marie Antoinette, and no Mary of Burgundy. Each person must have been crowned king or emperor of somewhere (otherwise the sheer number of archdukes and duchesses would be overwhelming)

Can I send in propaganda for my favorite? - I highly encourage it. Anons are open.

Is this both the Spanish and the Austrians? - Yes, this is both branches of the family.

But where is Sisi? - Again, this is not a consort bracket. Maybe later if this one doesn't reignite some long dead dynastic war.

Will this include Holy Roman Emperors? - Only if they are from the House of Habsburg.

What versions of the names and/or titles are you using? - I am using German spellings of names and titles for the most part (unless the most widely used version of their name is something else.)

Why is the numbering so confusing? - Because this house has an absurd number of separate titles that all follow their own numbering. Specific titles will be added when necessary.

Why is everyone named Ferdinand? - They aren't, there are some Franzs and some Josephs as well.

But what about Marie Antoinette or Sisi? - See point 1. This bracket has rules.

Rules? Are you a Prussian? - Unfortunately they are necessary.