archduke

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Philip II of Spain, the archdukes Ferdinand and Charles II of Austria and Erik XIV of Sweden were all possible husbands.

From The Guardian

They sound like the archdukes who think the peasants should be grateful for thin gruel, and place on the floor of the castle.

From Washington Post

It had started over the assassination of an Austrian archduke in 1914 and rapidly pulled in Europe’s major powers via a tangle of alliances, and a certain eagerness to be tested in war.

From Washington Post

A bullet fired by a Serbian nationalist, killing Austria’s archduke in June 1914, sparked the calamitous first world war which arguably paved the way to the second.

From Economist

From the various portraits of the dour-faced, seemingly haughty archduke sprinkled throughout the residence, it was understandable why so many popular histories have branded him unlikeable.

From Washington Post