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archduke
The chief duke: formerly title of the rulers of Austrasia, Lorraine, Brabant, and Austria, being assumed by those of Austria in 1359; now titular dignity of sons of the Emperor of Austria.
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archduke
A chief duke.

The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria on June 28, 1914, precipitated World War I.

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