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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A royal German family that supplied rulers to a number of European states from the late Middle Ages until the 1900s. The Habsburgs reached the height of their power under Charles V of Spain. When Charles abdicated (1558), the empire split into the Spanish and Austrian lines. The Spanish branch ceased to rule after 1700 and the Austrian branch after 1918.
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- proper noun An
Alpine castle inAargau canton, northernSwitzerland . - proper noun A
Swabian noble family named after it, which became the ruling (hereditary) dynasty ofAustria , at times other countries (mainly inIberia and the formerBurgundian territories) and supplied successive (elected)emperors of theHoly Roman Empire .
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- noun a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806
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Examples
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Beneath the sparkling facade of wealth and elegance, Jules von Habsburg is living a nightmare-blackmailed into marriage by the unscrupulous robber baron Dominic DeRohan, the same man who gunned down her lover.
Friday Book Club Nalini Singh 2009
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Even the Social Democrats became friendly to the idea of Habsburg restoration as the most effective way to block the Fascist elements.
1937, March 5 2001
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Dalmatia held to be their lawful monarch, for the Habsburg was the heir of the Croatian Kings.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 Henry Baerlein 1917
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It is said that when the late Emperor of Austria, the good and kind-hearted Francis II., was shown the ruins of the little castle of Habsburg, which is still to be seen crowning a low height, in the canton of Aarraw, Switzerland, he observed, "I now see that we have not _always_ been a great family."
The Crater James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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"Personally, the Republic did not take anything from me," said Habsburg, insisting that his battle was to amend the constitution's rules on presidential candidates and not the so-called Habsburg Law, by which the imperial family lost many of its assets after the fall of the empire.
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"Personally, the Republic did not take anything from me," said Habsburg, insisting that his battle was to amend the constitution's rules on presidential candidates and not the so-called Habsburg Law, by which the imperial family lost many of its assets after the fall of the empire.
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A character in Baron von Berger's recent fairy drama "Habsburg" tells about the first coming of the girlish Empress-Queen, and in his history draws a fine picture: I cannot make a close translation of it, but will try to convey the spirit of the verses:
What Is Man? and Other Essays Mark Twain 1872
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Partner Advisory AG ( "Habsburg") settlement of the consideration for the shares is now expected to be received on or before the
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Further to the announcement made on 9 December 2009, the Company announces that, owing to a technical delay in the transfer of shares into the Euroclear account of Habsburg&Partner Advisory AG ( "Habsburg") settlement of the consideration for the shares is now expected to be received on or before the
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Tenor Michael Spyres started out strong as Arnold, a conflicted Swiss who falls in love with the Habsburg princess Mathilde, but his high notes were strangled and stage demeanor stiff.
Pared 'Flute' Is a Muted Production Heidi Waleson 2011
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