Hapsburgnoun a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806 Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
European royal family, former imperial house of Austria-Hungary. A Habsburg, Rudolf I, became king of Germany in 1273 and began the family's control of Austria and Styria. They acquired a series of lands and titles, including that of Holy Roman Emperor which they held during 1273–91, 1298–1308, 1438–1740, and 1745–1806. ... Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221