Habsburg
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Her latest black comedy takes the viewer on a tour of Vienna's Baroque architecture and cobbled streets, as well into the provinces of the Habsburg Empire.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Austria faced near extinction in 1740 when Maria Theresa’s accession to the Habsburg throne prompted Frederick II of Prussia to invade and spark a war of partition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
With such a grand name, it could be easy to assume that the man is a descendant of the Habsburg dynasty that ruled Austria from 1282 until 1918.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024
"Le Nozze di Figaro," an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is based on an eponymous play that was indeed censored first in France and then in the lands of the Habsburg emperor.
From Salon • Oct. 6, 2024
These surrenders were doubtless inevitable, but they shook the position of the house of Habsburg in Italy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
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