House of Hapsburg

The Hapsburgs are a royal European family descended from the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.

Hapsburgs in Southern Victory
The Hapsburgs are the ruling family of Austria-Hungary. The assassination of the Hapsburg Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 touched off the Great War.

Another Austrian Hapsburg, Maximillian, was installed as Emperor of Mexico by France in 1864. He became the founder of a Hapsburg dynasty that, supported by the Confederate States, continued to rule Mexico as of 1943, despite a US backed coup against them in the Mexican Civil War. The Hapsburg Mexican emperors aligned themselves with the Entente despite their Austrian cousins' membership in the Central Powers. Emperor Francisco Jose, also known as Maximillian IV, was a staunch ally of Jake Featherston, though his loyalty was maintained by a certain amount of coercion.

Hapsburgs in Southern Victory
The Spanish King Philip II was a son of Charles V and the first Hapsburg King of Spain. Under his leadership, Spain considerably expanded the Hapsburg empire.

When Spain conquered England in 1588, Philip's daughter Isabella was installed as Queen of England. She married Albert, her cousin and an Austrian Hapsburg, who became England's King.

After Philip II died, Isabella and Albert were expelled from England by a popular uprising led by Robert Cecil.