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Hapsburg. Dynasty ruled Austria 1278-1918, Spain 1516-1700, Holy Roman Empire 1273-1806, Netherlands. 1712-97, Hungary 1526~1918.
Harpies. 3 half-woman half-bird creatures.
Helvetia. Roman name for Switzerland.
Henry IV. 1050-1106. Holy Roman Emperor, 1056-. Civil War. Struggles with Gregory VII led to excommunication. Worms Synod. Clement III.
Henry V. 1086-1125. German king 1106-, Holy Roman Emperor 1111-. Imprisoned pope 1111, ending investiture controversy. Concordat of Worms.
Heraclea. 280BC. “Pyrrhic” victory over Romans.
Herculano, Alexandre. 1810-77. Portuguese Romantic poet.
Hercules. Roman hero = Greek Heracles.
Hercules, Tower of. Roman lighthouse in Spain, still in use.
Herder, Johann von. 1744-1803. German Sturm and Drang Nationalist writer. Stimulated Romanticism.
Herodes Atticus. c101-177. Greek/Roman orator, banker. Gave major buildings to Athens.
Hiram. 989-936BC. King of Tyre 969-. Helped build Soloman’s Temple of Jerusalem 950BC.
Hispania. Roman for Spain and Portugal.
Hohenstaufen. German dynasty. Ruled Holy Roman Empire 1138-1254. Welfs.
Hohenzollern. German family which ruled Prussia 1415-1918, united Germany 1871-1918. Kings of Romania 1866-1947.
Hölderlin, Friedrich. 1770-1843. German classic Romantic poet. Elegies 1800.
Holy Leagues. 1495 Repelled French invasion of Italy. 1511 Forced France from Italy. 1520 Spanish cities vs HRE. 1526 Failed to force HRE from Italy. 1538 Opposed Schmalkaldic League. 1571 vs Turks. 1576 Opposed Protestantism in France. 1609 vs Protestant Union. 1684 vs Ottomans.
Holy Roman Empire. 962-1806. Germanic Empire with elected king. Successor to Western Roman Empire. Geographically: Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria; most of Italy, Bohemia; part of France. Hapsburg. Austrian Empire.
Honorius Flavius. 384-423. Roman Emperor of the West 393-. Rome sacked by Visigoths 410.
Horace. 65-8BC. Roman poet: Odes, Satires.
Horatio. Roman hero. Stood alone vs Etruscan army.
Hospitallers, Knights. 11C-. Order of St. John. First devoted to aid of pilgrims to Holy Land. Prominent in crusades. Bought Rhodes 1309. Expelled by Ottomans, 1522. Given Malta by Charles V, 1530. Expelled by Napoleon, 1798. = Knights of Malta.
Housman, A.E. 1859-1936. English poet: Shropshire Lad 1896. Romanatic pessimism.
Hudson River. 1825-75. US Romantic landscape painting school.