House of Babenberg

House Of Babenberg

Originally from Bamberg in Franconia, now northern Bavaria, an apparent branch of the Babenbergs or Babenberger went on to rule Austria as counts of the march and dukes from 976–1248, before the rise of the house of Habsburg.

Read more about House Of Babenberg:  One or Two Families, Popponids, The Babenberg Feud, Margraves of Austria, Elevation To Dukes, The Rise of Babenberg Power, The Last of The Babenbergs

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