The Habsburgs, not to mention this family, a family that even the Rothschilds have to respect, you can see how powerful this family is when you think about it with your toes.

It was such a family that once controlled the economy and politics of the whole of Europe, controlled the Americas, and it was not until this family completely secluded behind the scenes that it gradually allowed other families to grow, but in this way, these families did not dare to ignore the attitude of the Habsburgs, and even did not dare to offend the Habsburgs. Europe is a place of nobility, and when it comes to prestige, there is no more noble than Habsburg.

The family had ruled Europe for nearly eight centuries, with territories throughout Europe, kings and emperors of various kingdoms, and even several emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.

The Habsburgs, the many branches of German feudal notification in European history. At the beginning of the 11th century, the Habsburgs founded the Habsburgs in Vilne, Bishop Strasbourg, hence the name of the Habsburgs. In 1272, Rudolf I of the House of Habsburg was elected Holy Roman Emperor, beginning the glory of the House of Habsburg, and in 1282, Rudolf I passed Austria and Styria to his two sons, Albrecht and Rudolf, respectively. Since then, the Habsburgs have been associated with Austria for a long time, and when people talk about Austria, they will naturally think of the Habsburgs. In 1438, from Albrecht II, the Holy Roman Emperors were hereditary by the Habsburgs. In 1519, Charles V was elected emperor, creating the Spanish branch of the Habsburgs. However, in 1806, the Holy Roman Emperor Franz II renounced the title of Holy Roman Emperor and limited his rule to the Austrian Empire, and from then on, the Habsburgs began to retreat into the background and slowly disappeared from the eyes of the world.

The heir to the Habsburgs was the Grand Duke, the king of the principality. In 1379, the two Dukes of the Habsburgs, Albert and Leopold, signed an agreement that Albert's descendants would own the Duchy of Inner Austria, which is now central and eastern Austria, and that Leopold's descendants would own the Duchy of Outer Austria, which would include western Austria, South Alsace and the southwestern territories of Germany. This situation did not come to an end until 1490, when the Dukes of Austria became extinct. The Habsburg fiefdoms were once again under the rule of a duke.

On November 23, 1453, the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III elevated the Duchy of Austria to the Grand Duchy, which greatly improved the status of the Habsburg Dynasty and even Austria in Europe, and also provided the foundation for the further expansion of the dynasty, and the dynasty gradually entered its heyday.

The Habsburgs once controlled most of the territory of Europe and divided many nobles, but none of these nobles were people who followed the Habsburgs to fight the world, and there were rumors that the Rothschilds were willing to scatter all their wealth just to get a noble title from the Habsburgs, but they were rejected by the Grand Duke of the Habsburgs.

It can be said that many of today's aristocratic families were once under the Habsburgs, and they were, and they are, as long as the Habsburgs ascend to the top, absolutely the entire European aristocracy will respond to the call of the Habsburgs, which is the power of the Habsburgs.

It's just that after the Habsburg family slowly retreated into the background in 1806, they no longer cared about these things, especially at the beginning of the 20th century, the Habsburgs completely disappeared from the people's sight, so now few people know whether there is still the Habsburg family, but no one dares to ignore the existence of the Habsburgs.

The Welf family was very strong, but it was also a nobleman under the Habsburg family before, and it was only after the Habsburgs retreated into the background that the Welf family gradually became stronger.

The noble title of the Habsburgs is the Grand Duke, and the title of the Welf family is also the Grand Duke, but the Grand Duke and the Grand Duke are different, the Habsburgs have an unparalleled status and influence among the European nobility, while the Welf family can only influence one country. Moreover, the Grand Dukeship of the Welf family was still canonized by the Holy Roman Emperor of the Habsburg family at that time, so the status of the two is absolutely different.

If the Habsburg family ascends to the top, then there are definitely two families who will respond first, one is the Welf family, and the other is the Hohenstaufen family, also like the Welf family, the patriarch of the Hohenstaufen family is also the archduke and the canonized grand duke of the Habsburg family, so, as a staunch supporter of the Habsburg family, these two families will definitely follow the Habsburgs without hesitation. This is one of the reasons why these two families have survived so many wars and uprisings.

Until now, the patriarchs of both families had always believed that the Welffs and Hohenstaufens would live forever as long as they followed the Habsburgs closely.

When he thought of the Habsburgs, the old Rockefeller was also very uneasy. At that time, when the Rockefellers and the Morgan family judged the control of the European families, the Habsburgs did not pay attention to it, otherwise, the two families would have absolutely no capital to survive.

Not to mention anything else, even in the United States now, there are still many descendants who follow the Habsburg family to fight the world, as long as Habsburg says a word, then the entire United States will definitely immediately fall into civil strife. It's just that the Habsburgs didn't pay attention to these things.

Since the Habsburgs retreated into the background, the Habsburgs have not been canonized by a single nobleman, not even a knight.

Like the Rockefellers and the Morgans, the Welf and Hohenstaufen have always been old rivals, and the struggle between the two families goes back a long way, even with the rise of the Habsburgs.

In the 11th century, Henry of the House of Welf married the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Lothair II, who inherited the Duchy of Saxony after the death of Lothair II. The proud Henry ran for the throne of the Holy Roman Empire as the son-in-law of the former emperor, but the princes, who were suspicious of his strength, chose Conrad III of the House of Hohenstaufen as emperor, and the two families became feuding.

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