Hofburg

English Proper noun en chiefly historical The principal residence of the Habsburg dynastic rulers (and, later, of the president of Austria), located in Vienna; metonymically, the Habsburg regime. en 2002 Josepth Roth w:Michael Hofmann The Radetsky March 14 Folio Society 2015 A week later, via the prescribed channels, he requested an audience with His Majesty, and one morning, three weeks after that, he found himself face to face with His Supreme Commander-in-Chief in the Hofburg. en 2013 w:Simon Winder Danubia 266 Picador 2014 In the 1780s however these were just a couple of strands in the mayhem of Josephine reform, with decrees streaming out of the Hofburg […] at an astounding rate. en Places in Vienna Royal residences German de:+ (Begriffsklärung) Etymology de :af Hof Burg From de Hof Burg. Pronunciation de [ˈhoːfbʊʁk] de De-Hofburg.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Hof burg Noun f de archaic historical the principal castle or residence of a ruler chiefly Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol Declension f Related terms de Hofdame, de Hofkapelle, de Hofkirche, de Hofmaler, de Hofstaat de: Proper noun f de historical the principal residence of the Habsburg dynastic rulers, located in Vienna de politics present-day residence of the president of Austria Related terms de Hofburgtheater de Wartburg Further reading