Vita:VII. Albert osztrák főherceg

A Miksa magyar király cikk szerint főherceg, itt csak herceg. Melyik a helyes? – Hkoala 2008. augusztus 30., 15:10 (CEST)

Főherceg, a "osztrák főherceg" (pontosabban inkább ausztriai főherceg) cím használatba vételéről lásd:

„The title Archduke of Austria, the only one to become generally notable, was invented in the Privilegium Maius, a 14th century forgery initiated by Duke Rudolf IV of Austria. Originally, it was meant to denote the ruler of the (thus 'Arch')duchy of Austria, in an effort to put that ruler on par with the Prince-electors, as Austria had been passed over in the Golden Bull of 1356, when the electorships had been assigned. Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV refused to recognize the title.

Duke Ernest the Iron and his descendants unilaterally assumed the title "archduke";

This title was only officially recognized in 1453 by Emperor Frederick III, when the Habsburgs had (permanently) gained control of the office of the Holy Roman Emperor.

First it was granted to Frederick's younger brother, Albert VI of Austria (d. 1463), who used the title at least from 1458.

In 1477, Frederick III granted the title archduke also to his first cousin, Sigismund of Austria, ruler of Further Austria.

Frederick's son and heir, the future Emperor Maximilian I, started to use the title, but obviously only after the death of his wife Mary of Burgundy (d. 1482) as the title never appears in documents of joint Maximilian and Mary rule in the Low Countries (where Maximilian is still titled Duke of Austria). The title appears first in documents of joint Maximilian and Philip (his under-age son) rule in the Low Countries.

Emperor Frederick III himself used just Duke of Austria, never Archduke, until his death in 1490.

Ladislaus the Posthumous, Duke of Austria, who died in 1457, was never in his lifetime authorized to use it, and accordingly, not he nor anyone in his branch of the dynasty ever used the title.

Female children of the dynasty were not yet entitled to the title in the 15th century. It was used only by those dynasts who ruled a Habsburg territory, i.e., only by males and their consorts.”

Hát így. ;) Bennó^fogadó 2008. augusztus 30., 15:30 (CEST)

Hát, nekem ez úgy hangzik, mint aki főherceg. Mehet az átnevezés? Üdv, Viktor ^vita 2008. szeptember 1., 22:50 (CEST)