What class can the Habsurgs trace themselves to, where they always

They go back to some sort of gentry family in present-day Switzerland. In general, Europe from the high middle ages through most of the early modern era had very little upward social mobility. There was enormous downward social mobility, however.

>>2003580
Were squires typically middleclassmen or just cadet branches of houses

>>2003947
Pretty sure squires were mostly young gentry and second, third, so on, born sons..

>>2003537

The nobilization of the knightly order could be a good example.

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>>2003537
Habsburgs where a noble family from what is today southern Germany /Switzerland/ Alsace, and they where Counts, so high nobility.
The Habsburg itself is in today Switzerland, Canton of Aargau, all their possessions have been taken by the Swiss in 1415. Today the castle is a Restaurant and a popular spot for sightseeing.

>be Swiss
>visit your arch enemies ancestral seat
>see your colors still fly after all those centuries
>have a hearty meal
>take a hearty shit
>sings Habsburg, decime qué se siente...