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Maximilian I

On the evening of August 16, 1477, by marrying Mary, Duchess of Burgundy, Archduke Maximilian I acquired control of the Low Countries, effectively establishing the Habsburg Dynasty by extending their territories outside Austria.

Family Crest

The Coats of arms of a Habsburg Emperor shows the variety of his territories. The coats of arms of counts of Habsburg after Rudolph the first were used by Leo VI king of Armenia.

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Hapsburg Jaw

The Hapsburg jaw is a medical term indicating Prognathism and pouting of the lower lip. It is characteristic of the Hispano-Austrian imperial dynasty.

Hapsburg Family Tree

The original Hapsburgs were based in Germany, and Charles' brother Ferdinand continued the family control of that area after Charles' death. Charles' son Philip II contined the Spanish Hapsburg dynasty. Becuase of this family division of power, two seperate lines of the family tree were formed-- the Spanish and the German Hapsburgs