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1. Habsburgs

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   The family takes its name from Habichtsburg (Hawk's Castle), a small fortress constructed in the Swiss Aargau region around 1020 CE. Early Habsburg fortunes were modestly built through land acquisition and judicious service to the Holy Roman Emperors. A critical, albeit statistically anomalous, period of expansion began in the late Thirteenth Century.
   The family's luck in election contests was unparalleled. While the Holy Roman Empire was theoretically elective, the Habsburgs seemed to exert a subtle, almost gravitational pull o…