The dynasty described as ruling Austria and battling the Ottoman Turks over Hungary is which of the following?

The dynasty described as ruling Austria and battling the Ottoman Turks over Hungary is which of the following?

• A. Tudors
• B. Bourbons
• C. Romanovs
• D. Habsburgs

Answer: (D)

The Habsburgs. This dynasty became the dominant ruling house in Austria and much of Central Europe, and they led the long conflict with the Ottoman Empire over control of Hungary. Hungary sat on the frontier between Europe and the Ottoman world, and the Habsburgs repeatedly defended and expanded their authority there, including famous sieges of Vienna and eventual gains in the region after the Great Turkish War. The other houses—Tudors in England, Bourbons in France, and Romanovs in Russia—did not rule Austria or spearhead the Central European struggle over Hungary.

The Habsburgs. This dynasty became the dominant ruling house in Austria and much of Central Europe, and they led the long conflict with the Ottoman Empire over control of Hungary. Hungary sat on the frontier between Europe and the Ottoman world, and the Habsburgs repeatedly defended and expanded their authority there, including famous sieges of Vienna and eventual gains in the region after the Great Turkish War. The other houses—Tudors in England, Bourbons in France, and Romanovs in Russia—did not rule Austria or spearhead the Central European struggle over Hungary.