archdukes
Austrian noble rulers
Archdukes is the plural of archduke, a title of nobility ranking above a duke.
The title was used primarily in the Habsburg dynasty, where it designated princes of the Austrian imperial family: The archdukes gathered for the emperor's funeral.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 triggered World War I.
European imperial dynasty
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
- princeRoyal family male
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
heir · succession · throne · regent · dynasty · sovereign · monarch · nobility
Murder of a prominent figure
- SarajevoBosnia's chief city
- World War IFirst global military conflict
- Franz FerdinandSarajevo assassination victim
- successionFollowing in order
realm · territory · regency · Napoleonic · Holy Roman Empire · diplomatic · alliance · treaty
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- processionFormal moving line
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
palace · banquet · audience · investiture · heraldry · coat of arms · crown · scepter
Habsburg
European imperial dynasty
aristocracy · heir · succession · throne · regent · dynasty · sovereign · monarch · nobility · imperial
assassination
Murder of a prominent figure
- SarajevoBosnia's chief city
- World War IFirst global military conflict
- Franz FerdinandSarajevo assassination victim
succession · realm · territory · regency · Napoleonic · Holy Roman Empire · diplomatic · alliance · treaty · inheritance
coronation
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- processionFormal moving line
protocol · palace · banquet · audience · investiture · heraldry · coat of arms · crown · scepter · formal
Vienna
Austrian capital
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
- Austria-HungaryFormer Central European empire
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
Austro-Hungarian · Rudolf · Otto · Karl · Tyrol · Bohemia · Hungarian · empire · Austrian · Danube
- HabsburgsHabsburgs, Habsburg, Franz Joseph I, archduchesses, imperial family
- Holy Roman EmpireHoly Roman Empire, emperors, electors, prince-electors, Charlemagne
- Habsburg EraHabsburgs, Holy Roman Empire, Matthias, Vienna, Prague
- royaltyking, queen, prince, princess, kings
- Archduke FerdinandAustrian throne's heir
- Archduke Franz FerdinandAustrian heir, killed 1914