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Habsburg family tree. This is a family tree of the Habsburg family. This family tree only includes male scions of the House of Habsburg from 1096 to 1564. [1] Otto II was the first to take the Habsburg Castle name as his own, adding "von Habsburg" to his title and creating the House of Habsburg.
Numerous members of the family showed specific facial deformities: an enlarged lower jaw with an extended chin known as mandibular prognathism or 'Habsburg jaw', a large nose with hump and hanging tip ('Habsburg nose') and an everted lower lip ('Habsburg lip').
Inter-marriage accentuated the so-called 'Habsburg jaw', a physical characteristic common in both Spanish and Austrian Habsburgs. One contemporary reported this was so pronounced in Charles that he swallowed his food without thoroughly chewing, leading to frequent stomach problems. [ 4 ]
In the case of mandibular prognathism (never maxillary prognathism) this is often also referred to as Habsburg chin, Habsburg's chin, Habsburg jaw or Habsburg's jaw [2] [3] especially when referenced with context of its prevalence amongst historical members of the House of Habsburg.
Count of Habsburg c. 1188 –1239: Rudolf I of Germany c. 1218 –1291: Albert I of Germany 1255–1308: Hartmann 1263–1281: Rudolf II Duke of Austria 1270–1290: Rudolf I of Bohemia 1281–1307: Frederick the Fair c. 1289 –1330: Leopold I Duke of Austria 1290–1326: Albert II Duke of Austria 1298–1358: Henry the Friendly 1299–1327 ...
The most visible consequence of this was an extended lower chin (mandibular prognathism), which was typical for many Habsburg relatives over a period of six centuries; the jaw deformity is so closely associated with the family that it is commonly known as the "Habsburg jaw" or "Habsburg lip". [179]
He moved the family's power base to the Duchy of Austria, which the Habsburgs ruled until 1918. The House of Habsburg-Lorraine still exists today, and the head of the family is Karl von Habsburg. [1] The current house orders are the Order of the Golden Fleece, the Imperial and Royal Order of Saint George and the Order of the Starry Cross.
The Habsburg monarchy was a union of crowns, with only partial shared laws and institutions other than the Habsburg court itself; the provinces were divided in three groups: the Archduchy proper, Inner Austria that included Styria and Carniola, and Further Austria with Tyrol and the Swabian lands. The territorial possessions of the monarchy ...