House of Habsburg

Notable figures of the house

Charles V Habsburg

Holy Roman Emperor

1500 – 1558

Maximilian II Habsburg

Holy Roman Emperor

1527 – 1576

Frederick III Habsburg

Holy Roman Emperor

1415 – 1493

Matthias Habsburg

Holy Roman Emperor

1557 – 1619

Joseph I Habsburg

Holy Roman Emperor

1678 – 1711

Leopold I Habsburg

Holy Roman Emperor

1640 – 1705

Ferdinand III Habsburg

Holy Roman Emperor

1608 – 1657

Emperor Rudolf II Habsburg

Holy Roman Emperor

1552 – 1612

Ferdinand II Habsburg

Holy Roman Emperor

1578 – 1637

Ferdinand I Habsburg

Holy Roman Emperor

1503 – 1564

Charles VI Habsburg

Holy Roman Emperor

1685 – 1740

Maximilian I Habsburg

Holy Roman Emperor

1459 – 1519

The story of this house

# House of Habsburg The Habsburg line spans nearly a thousand years, from 1015 to 1954, encompassing 156 individuals who shared the family surname throughout this extended period. Members of this house were distributed across a broad geographic region, with Vienna serving as the dominant center of birth for fifty individuals. Other significant birthplaces included Graz and Innsbruck, each accounting for fourteen births, while Madrid, Wiener Neustadt, and Rheinfelden each contributed seven. This geographic spread across Austrian, Spanish, and Central European cities reflects the family's wide territorial presence over the centuries. The typical member of this line lived approximately 43 years, though circumstances varied considerably—the longest-lived reached 83 years of age. The consistent use of the Habsburg surname across all 156 recorded individuals underscores a clear patrilineal continuity throughout their recorded history. The sheer span of nearly nine centuries suggests a family capable of maintaining identity and presence across multiple generations, though the relatively modest average lifespan reflects historical mortality patterns that affected even well-established households across the medieval and early modern periods.

Those who came before

1680–1741

1582–1620

1567–1633

1416–1486

1699–1757

1547–1578

1536–1567

1543–1574

1610–1665

1436–1505

1653–1676

1589–1631

1654–1689

1532–1590

1420–1493

1717–1780

1601–1666

1498–1558