Hapsburg

Hapsburg
/haps"berrg/; Ger. /hahps"boorddk'/, n.
a German princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigns to the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain, etc.
Also, Habsburg.

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