Archduke of Austria

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The Archduke of Austria was a high-ranking noble title within the Habsburg dynasty, traditionally held by members of the ruling family who governed Austrian territories within the Holy Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Habsburg title
hereditary title
noble title
abolishedWith end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
appliesToPoliticalEntity Holy Roman Empire
appliesToTerritory Duchy of Austria
surface form: Archduchy of Austria

Habsburg hereditary lands
associatedCapital Vienna
associatedReligionHistorically Roman Catholicism
associatedWithMonarchy Austrian monarchy NERFINISHED
Austro-Hungarian monarchy NERFINISHED
ceasedToBeOfficial 1918
country Austria
customarilyHeldBy heirs and cadet branches of the Habsburgs
etymologyContains Erz (arch-) + Herzog (duke)
femaleFormOfTitle Archduchess of Austria
governedPartOf Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Habsburg hereditary lands
surface form: Lands of the Austrian Crown
grantedBy Holy Roman Emperor
hereditaryIn male line of the Habsburg family
higherRankThan duke
historicalPeriodOfUse 19th century
Early modern period
Late Middle Ages
until 1918
languageOfOrigin German
linkedToInstitution Hofburg Palace, Vienna
surface form: Habsburg court in Vienna
lowerRankThan emperor
king
nobleRank high nobility
notableTitleHolder Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
surface form: Archduke Charles of Austria

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke John of Austria
Archduke Otto von Habsburg
originalLanguageForm Erzherzog von Österreich
region Central Europe
statusAfter1918 non-recognized noble title in the Republic of Austria
titleHolderRole member of ruling family
ruler of Austrian territories
titleType princely title
titleUsedFor brothers of the Austrian emperor
sons of the Austrian emperor
traditionalTitleFor male members of the Habsburg family
usedAsStyle imperial prince of Austria
usedByDynasty House of Habsburg
House of Habsburg
surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine

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Battle of Wagram commandedBy Archduke of Austria
this entity surface form: Archduke Charles of Austria
Archduchess of Austria-Este genderFormOf Archduke of Austria
this entity surface form: Archduke of Austria-Este
House of Habsburg heldTitle Archduke of Austria
Archduchess of Austria-Este linkedTitle Archduke of Austria
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor nobleTitle Archduke of Austria
Philip I of Castile nobleTitle Archduke of Austria
Charles I of Spain positionHeld Archduke of Austria
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor positionHeld Archduke of Austria
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor positionHeld Archduke of Austria
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor positionHeld Archduke of Austria
Charles I of Austria title Archduke of Austria
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor title Archduke of Austria
Emperor Charles VI title Archduke of Austria
subject surface form: Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Emperor Maximilian I title Archduke of Austria
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor title Archduke of Austria
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor title Archduke of Austria
Maximilian I of Mexico title Archduke of Austria
Habsburg emperors usedTitle Archduke of Austria