Habsburg & China
Historical Deep Dive The Dynasty & The Dragon Six centuries of hidden connections between the House of Habsburg and Imperial China — from galleon trade to gunships, from Schönbrunn porcelain to the streets of Macau. 500+ Years of Contact 6 Connection Types 30+ Documented Events 3 Habsburg Branches 150 Acres of Chinese Territory Ruled W hen most people think of the House of Habsburg, they think of Central Europe — Vienna's gilded palaces, the double-headed eagle, centuries of dynastic marriages stitching together a patchwork empire across the continent. China does not typically enter that picture. It should. The overlap between these two powers runs far deeper than mainstream history acknowledges. The connections span trade wars fought across the Pacific , warships scuttled in Chinese harb...