These events led a French observer to note ... in imperial ambition and the subject of Mr. Jonas’s informative “Habsburgs on the Rio Grande.” ...

The Habsburgs didn’t conquer Europe with armies - they did it with deception and diplomacy. This episode explores how forged documents like the Privilegium Maius and carefully arranged dynastic ...

In 1521, in the imperial free city of Worms, the firebrand Augustinian friar Martin Luther stood before Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, then the head of and heir to the House of Habsburg ...

The Habsburgs were once the most powerful family in Austria, but as they tried to strengthen the bloodline by intermarrying, a lack of genetic diversity ended up being their downfall. What Was on ...

Sisi's challenges are many, including her adjustment to the strict norms of royal life and her struggle integrating into the dynastic, powerful Habsburg family. And this historical drama is ...

When Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen was at school, his history teacher would be going through an episode in Europe’s chronicles and note: “That's something Mr Habsburg surely knows about.” ...

When Pope Francis lands in Budapest on Friday, Eduard Habsburg, Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See and a descendant of the defunct Habsburg dynasty that once ruled much of Europe, will greet ...