1) Vienna was then the hub of the multinational Hapsburg empire.

2) Admittedly, they were of the royal house of Hapsburg but they were no less dead for that.

3) Hapsburg officers, especially hussars, were wont to please themselves what they wore.

4) The House of Hapsburg came to power in 1273, and soon afterwards Gothic architecture made its appearance.

5) Perhaps Spain should remain a part of Hapsburg domains, but this might lead to confrontation with France.

6) Rudolf 1 of Hapsburg who was German King and Holy Roman Emperor from 1218-91.

7) Known since the 9th century,(http:///hapsburg.html) it was a leading cultural and commercial center by the 14th century and came under Hapsburg rule in 1526.

8) Thanks to its location along the border of the Hapsburg Empire, Kosice has Slavic as well as Magyar roots.

9) Charles II, "El Hechizado" or "the Bewitched" is a feeble-minded and pathetic figure, a shadow of his Hapsburg ancestors, and childless.

10) For hundreds of years, it has been an imperial capital of Europe, home to the powerful Hapsburg Empire, which spread its influence far and wide.

11) Through the course of her reign, negotiations were conducted with Erik of Sweden and the Hapsburg Archduke Charles.

12) Their family 9) crest dates to the Middle Ages, when the Liechtenstein family was close friends with the Hapsburg family, who ruled the 10) Holy Roman Empire .

13) Captured by Rome in 178 bc , it was a major naval station of the Hapsburg empire and passed to Italy in 1919 and to Yugoslavia in 1947. Population, 47,414.

14) Known since the 9th century, it was a leading cultural and commercial center by the 4th century and came under Hapsburg rule in 52'.

15) A region and former duchy of central Europe in southern Austria. It was part of the Hapsburg domains after 335.

16) In 1618 citizens of Prague expressed their dissatisfaction of Hapsburg rule by throwing several royal officials out of the windows of the Hradaany Castle in the so-called Defenestration of Prague.

17) In 1618 citizens of Prague expressed their dissatisfaction of Hapsburg rule by throwing several royal officials out of the windows of the Hrad?any Castle in the so-called Defenestration of Prague.