House of Lorraine

House of Lorraine Haus Lothringen
Original arms of the House of Lorraine
Parent house	Ardennes–Metz which in turn can possibly be a cadet branch of either the Etichonids or the Matfridings
Country	Alsace, Austria, Bohemia, Brabant, France, Flanders, Hungary, Lorraine, Luxembourg, Mexico, Modena and Tuscany
Current head	Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen
Titles	Holy Roman Emperor Emperor of Austria Emperor of Mexico King of the Romans King of Bohemia King of Croatia King of Hungary Archduke of Austria Grand Duke of Tuscany Duke of Milan Duke of Brabant Duke of Lorraine Duke of Guise Duke of Alsace Duke of Bar Duke of Luxembourg Duke of Modena Count of Flanders (see more)
Deposition	Lorraine: 1738 – Francis I ceded title in accordance with the Treaty of Vienna, gaining Tuscany Holy Roman Empire, Luxembourg, Brabant, and Flanders: 1805 – Francis II & I ceded titles in accordance with the Peace of Pressburg Parma: 1847 – Marie Louise died without issue Tuscany: 1859 – Leopold II abdicated due to pressure from Italian nationalists Mexico: 1867 – Maximilian I executed by Liberal republicans. Austria, Hungary and Bohemia: 1918 – Charles I & IV relinquished participation in state affairs following the end of World War I
Cadet branches	Vaudémont Guise (extinct) Habsburg-Lorraine Austria-Este Hohenberg Habsburg-Tuscany Habsburg-Mexico

The House of Lorraine (German: Haus Lothringen) originated as a cadet branch of the House of Metz. It inherited the Duchy of Lorraine in 1473 after the death without a male heir of Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine. By the marriage of Francis of Lorraine to Maria Theresa of Austria in 1736, and with the success in the ensuing War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748), the House of Lorraine was joined to the House of Habsburg and became known as the House of Habsburg-Lorraine (German: Haus Habsburg-Lothringen). Francis, his sons Joseph II and Leopold II, and his grandson Francis II were the last four Holy Roman emperors from 1745 until the dissolution of the empire in 1806. The House of Habsburg-Lorraine inherited the Habsburg Empire, ruling the Austrian Empire and then Austria-Hungary until the dissolution of the monarchy in 1918.

Although its senior agnates are the dukes of Hohenberg, the house is currently headed by Karl von Habsburg (born 1961), grandson of the last emperor Charles I.^[1]