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The '''House of [[Lorraine]]''' originated as a cadet branch of the House of [[Metz]]. It inherited the [[Duchy of Lorraine]] in 1473 after the death without a male heir of Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine. By the marriage of Francis of Lorraine to [[Maria Theresa of Austria]] in 1736, and with the success in the ensuing [[War of the Austrian Succession]] (1740โ1748), the House of Lorraine was joined to the [[House of Habsburg]] and became known as the '''House of HabsburgโLorraine''' | The '''House of [[Lorraine]]''' originated as a cadet branch of the House of [[Metz]]. It inherited the [[Duchy of Lorraine]] in 1473 after the death without a male heir of Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine. By the marriage of Francis of Lorraine to [[Maria Theresa of Austria]] in 1736, and with the success in the ensuing [[War of the Austrian Succession]] (1740โ1748), the House of Lorraine was joined to the [[House of Habsburg]] and became known as the '''House of HabsburgโLorraine'''. Francis, his sons Joseph II and Leopold II, and his grandson Francis II were the last four [[Holy Roman Emperor]]s from 1745 until the [[Napoleon]]ic dissolution of the [[empire]] in 1806. The House of Habsburg-Lorraine inherited the Habsburg Empire, ruling the [[Austrian Empire]] and then [[Austria-Hungary]] until the dissolution of the [[monarchy]] enforced by [[Socialists]] at the end of 1918. | ||
Although its senior agnates are the Dukes of Hohenberg, the house is currently headed by [[Karl]] von Habsburg (born 1961), grandson of the last [[emperor]] [[Karl I of Austria-Hungary|Charles I]].<ref [[name]]="Shepherd">Gordon Brook-Shepherd. ''Uncrowned Emperor: the Life and Times of Otto von Habsburg''. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003, ISBN|1-85285-439-1, pages XI, 179, 216.</ref> | Although its senior agnates are the Dukes of Hohenberg, the house is currently headed by [[Karl]] von Habsburg (born 1961), grandson of the last [[emperor]] [[Karl I of Austria-Hungary|Charles I]].<ref [[name]]="Shepherd">Gordon Brook-Shepherd. ''Uncrowned Emperor: the Life and Times of Otto von Habsburg''. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003, ISBN|1-85285-439-1, pages XI, 179, 216.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:32, 28 February 2024
The House of Lorraine originated as a cadet branch of the House of Metz. It inherited the Duchy of Lorraine in 1473 after the death without a male heir of Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine. By the marriage of Francis of Lorraine to Maria Theresa of Austria in 1736, and with the success in the ensuing War of the Austrian Succession (1740โ1748), the House of Lorraine was joined to the House of Habsburg and became known as the House of HabsburgโLorraine. Francis, his sons Joseph II and Leopold II, and his grandson Francis II were the last four Holy Roman Emperors from 1745 until the Napoleonic dissolution of the empire in 1806. The House of Habsburg-Lorraine inherited the Habsburg Empire, ruling the Austrian Empire and then Austria-Hungary until the dissolution of the monarchy enforced by Socialists at the end of 1918.
Although its senior agnates are the Dukes of Hohenberg, the house is currently headed by Karl von Habsburg (born 1961), grandson of the last emperor Charles I.[1]
References
- โ Gordon Brook-Shepherd. Uncrowned Emperor: the Life and Times of Otto von Habsburg. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003, ISBN|1-85285-439-1, pages XI, 179, 216.