The House of Habsburg, also officially called the House of Austria, was one of the most influential and distinguished royal houses of Europe. The throne of the Holy Roman Empire was continuously occupied by the Habsburgs from 1440 until their extinction in the male line in 1740 and after the death of Francis I from 1765 until its dissolution in 1806.
Sigismund, a member of the House of Habsburg, was Duke of Austria from 1439 until his death. As a scion of the Habsburg Leopoldian line, he ruled over Further Austria and the County of Tyrol from 1446 until his resignation in 1490.
Miramare Castle is a 19th-century castle direct on the Gulf of Trieste between Barcola and Grignano near Trieste, northeastern Italy. It was built from 1856 to 1860 for Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian and his wife, Charlotte of Belgium, later Emperor Maximilian I and Empress Carlota of Mexico, based on a design by Carl Junker.
Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria, also known as Carl Ludwig Habsburg-Lothringen, was the fifth child of Charles I of Austria and Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma. He was born in Baden bei Wien and died in Brussels.
Torny is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was created in 2004 through the merger of Middes and Torny-le-Grand.
Achiet-le-Petit is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
Hendecourt-lès-Ransart is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Diesbach is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
Anne Marie Lucie Hedwige de Diesbach-Belleroche was a French rosarian.
Prangins Castle is a castle in the municipality of Prangins of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Holligen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Bern of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Oberdiessbach Castle German: Schloss Oberdiessbach is a castle in the municipality of Oberdiessbach of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Spiez Castle is a castle in the municipality of Spiez of the Swiss canton of Bern. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Landshut Castle is a castle in the municipality of Utzenstorf of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Honneur et Fidélité is the motto of the French Foreign Legion. It has been inscribed on Legion flags instead of the Honneur et Patrie inscribed on flags of the regular French Army of the French Republic. Nevertheless, both mottos share a similar past.
Riggisberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Riggisberg of the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Liebegg Castle is a small castle in the municipality of Gränichen in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located on a outcropping about 70 meters (230 ft) above the Wynental valley floor. The current castle grew out of a medieval castle. A cantonal agricultural school opened in 1958 near the castle.
Muri Castle is a castle in the municipality of Muri in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
