Talk:Archduke of Austria

Moved this out of the wikipedia:

"The Title of Archduke of Austria was once held by the sons of an Emperor of Austria. The title was abolished when the Austro-Hungarian Empire ended in November of 1918. The descendants of the last Emperor of Austria, Karl I, now hold the title of Archduke or Archduchess of Hapsburg. "

because it's wrong.

The use of titles in Austria was abolished in 1918. The son of the last Emperor of Austria, the current head of the house of Habsburg, who lives in Austria, calls himself Dr. Otto von Habsburg. Outside of Austria, and informally, at social occasions in Austria, people who but for the Austrian law of 1918 would be titled Archduke or Archduchess of Austria are still generally referred to as such. But in NO instance would anyone be referred to as an "Archduke of Hapsburg": it's a title that simply doesn't exist, and would be equally illegal if it did. -- Someone else 20:28 Jan 20, 2003 (UTC)