Archduke
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/tag/132299
- Note
- Archduke (feminine: Archduchess; German: Erzherzog, feminine form: Erzherzogin) was the title borne from 1358 by the Habsburg rulers of the Archduchy of Austria, and later by all senior members of that dynasty. It denotes a rank within the former Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), which was below that of Emperor and King, roughly equal to Grand Duke, but above that of a Prince and Duke.
The territory ruled by an Archduke or Archduchess was called an Archduchy. All remaining Archduchies ceased to exist in 1918. The current head of the House of Habsburg is Karl von Habsburg.
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Erzherzogin Maria Anna von Österreich als Diana
Erzherzogin Maria Anna von...
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Image: Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Hessen - CC BY-SA -
Maria Theresia
Das Schriftportrait stammt...
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Image: Stift Heiligenkreuz - CC BY-NC-SA
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