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The title was not used systematically until the 14th century, when the title "Archduke of Austria" was invented in the forged Privilegium Maius (1358–1359) by Duke Rudolf IV of Austria, called Rudolf the Founder (German: Rudolf der Stifter).
The title of archduke Palatine (Pfalz-Erzherzog) was first assumed by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, on the strength of a forged privilege, in the hope of gaining for the dukes of Austria an equal status with the electors of the Holy Roman Empire.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The first documented use of the name by the dynasty itself has been traced to the year 1108. [5] [6] [7] The Habsburg name was not continuously used by the family members, since they often emphasized their more prestigious princely titles. The dynasty was thus long known as the "House of Austria".
- 11th century
May 3, 2024 · This title was almost exclusively a Habsburg one. The family invented it for themselves by, for example, turning the Duchy of Austria into the Archduchy of Austria (so the monarch carried the title Archduke or Archduchess of Austria). (Look back at Franz Joseph’s list of titles and you find Archduke of Austria among them.)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His assassination in Sarajevo was the most immediate cause of World War I.
Jul 3, 2019 · Also Known As: Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria. Born: December 18, 1863 in Graz, Austrian Empire. Parents: Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria and Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Died: June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary. Spouse: Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (m. 1900–1914)
The title of archduke, invented by Rudolf, became an honorific title of all males of the House of Habsburg in the sixteenth century. His brothers Albert III (1349-1395) and Leopold III (1351-1386) split the realms in the Treaty of Neuberg in 1379.
