As Richard Bassett’s superb book For God and Kaiser shows, Austria’s army expressed the idea that dynastic, cultural and economic relations were more important than national identity. Richard Bassett, ...

The Habsburg royal house, known for its notorious inbreeding practices, ruled Spain from 1506 to 1700 and held the Holy Roman ...

In this Kings and Generals documentary, we explore the life and legacy of Jakob Fugger—arguably the most powerful banker of the late medieval world. His financial empire reshaped Europe, funding the ...

On this episode of American Prestige, Natasha Wheatley on the transformation of the Habsburg Empire from a multinational collection of polities to discrete nation-states. Derek Davison and Daniel ...

With Netflix's drop of their newest drama,The Empress, on Sept. 29, royal fans everywhere have been dying to know how accurately the German show is when it comes to its depiction of life at the ...

This story was featured in The Must Read, a newsletter in which our editors recommend one can’t-miss story every weekday. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. A woman freezes at the sight of white ...

Ulrich Habsburg-Lothringen, imperial descendant, republican and Green party member, is fighting for his right to run for president -- a job from which he is barred by Austria's constitution. A nephew ...

The Hapsburg family claims the gem, which it secretly kept hidden for decades. By Robin Pogrebin The Austrian government has established a commission of experts to examine whether the country has any ...