Royal Ancestor Construction and Veneration in the House of Habsburg

• Published in: The Archaeology of Ancestors
• Main Author: Weiss-Krejci, Estella
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University Press of Florida 29.03.2016
• Subjects: ancestors; Austria; Europe; genealogy; Habsburgs; Historical Archaeology; medieval period; politics; royalty

Focused on medieval-period Austria, this chapter explores how the Central European House of Habsburg deployed ancestors as part of a political strategy to link the dynasty and its members with the illustrious dead. Taking a liberal view of ancestorhood, Habsburgs such as Rudolph I and Maximilian I p...