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| cenotaph Rudolf von Hapsburg |
The name is synonymous to a system of monarchy which ruled parts of Europe for some 400 years. The Habsburg Empire ends in 1918.
The story of the House of Habsburg starts in 1250 BC when the faith of the Roman empire is passed into the hands a new lord. The Hohenstaufen dynasty is a time when German kings rule the Roman Empire. It's a period that lasts between 1138 and 1254 BC. The Hohenstaufen dynasty is often referred to as the German dynasty.
Some Habsburg had served as Counts to the German kings in parts of what is now Switzerland and south-west Germany.
A legitimate successor to the deceased German King Frederick II ( Holy Roman Emperor ) was being looked for. The gap in time to find this new Roman Emperor is called an interregna (between reigns ) and lasted some 20 years.
Count Rudolf Hapsburg is gaining wealth and territory in this period and is crowned as king in 1273. History has it that since the time of Constantine the papacy has had a lot of power in dictating who will be named the Holy Roman Emperor.
Count Rudolf von Hapsburg becomes a king of the Romans in 1273 but not "the" king of the Holy Roman Empire. He makes several pacts with pope Gregory X which are contracts to leave the powers of several Roman Empire territories in the rule of others.
King Rudolf sets up the stage for what would later become the Hapsburg dynasty. Rudolf Von Hapsburg begins life as Rudolph the fourth. Later he would become Rudolph I of Germany.
Rudolf Von Hapsburg lives from 1218 to 1291.
The Habsburg influency is continued by Albert I of Germany, Hartmann, and Duke Rudolf II of Austria.
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| Entry of Emperor Rudolf of Germany into Basle - painted by Pforr ( German Romantic Painter 1788-1812 ) |
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