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Frederick's first use of the five-letter monogram was in 1437, when he was Duke of Styria. One note in his notebook (discovered in 1666), though not in the same hand, explains it in German and Latin as "All the world is subject to Austria" (Alles Erdreich ist Österreich untertan or Austriae est imperare orbi universo). Another passage, later in the same notebook, uses the letters in sequence as t…

Habsburg castle, Aargau canton, Switzerland The name Habsburg is derived from the castle of Habsburg, or Habichtsburg (“Hawk’s Castle”), built in 1020 by Werner, bishop of Strasbourg, and …

, which he occasionally used, is generally interpreted as meaning Austriae est imperare orbi universo (“Austria is destined to rule the world”) or Alles ...

Habsburg castle, Aargau canton, Switzerland. The name Habsburg is derived from the castle of Habsburg, or Habichtsburg (“Hawk’s Castle”), built in 1020 by Werner, bishop of Strasbourg, and his brother-in-law, Count Radbot, in the Aargau overlooking the Aar River, in what is now Switzerland. Radbot’s grandfather, Guntram the Rich, the earliest traceable ancestor of the house, may perhaps be identified with a Count Guntram who rebelled against the German king Otto I in 950.

“Austriae est imperare orbi universo,” abbreviated to AEIOU, meaning “It is for Austria to command the whole world.” The same sentiment was expressed in German ...

This line of medieval poetry is representative of the rise of the Habsburg Empire. It was written in the late Middle Ages at the same time when the Habsburgs ...

Der erste Habsburger auf dem römisch-deutschen Königsthron, Rudolf I., war ein bestenfalls regional, im Südwesten des Reichs bedeutender Graf. Fünf Jahre nach seiner Wahl, am 26. August 1278, besiegte er jedoch seinen weitaus …

The dynasty's motto, "Leave the waging of wars to others! But you, happy Austria, marry; for the realms which Mars awards to others, Venus transfers to you.", ...

This new House was created by the marriage between Maria Theresa of Habsburg and Francis Stephan, Duke of Lorraine (both of them were great-grandchildren of Habsburg emperor Ferdinand III, but from different empresses) this new House being a cadet branch of the female line of the House of Habsburg and the male line of the House of Lorraine. It is thought that extensive intra-family marriages within Spanish and Austrian lines contributed to the extinction of the main line.

It actually refers to family/House of Austria (Habsburgs), at the the time and all the way until 1918 (end of empire) "House of Austria" (Casa de Austria/Haus Österreich) was much more popular name for the dynasty, while name …

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A.E.I.O.U. is a monogram of the Habsburg motto "All the world is subject to Austria". ("Alles Erdreich ist Österreich untertan" in German or "Austriae est ...

The Habsburg motto for the Austrian branch at lesst was A.E.I.O.U. The meaning is not clear, apart from being the 5 vowels of the alphabet it stands for something but there is no …

"A.E.I.O.U." was a symbolic device coined by Emperor Frederick III and historically used as a motto by the Habsburgs. One note in his notebook, though not in the same hand, explains it in German and Latin as "All the world is subject to Austria". Frederick habitually signed buildings such as Santa Maria dell'Anima in Rome, Burg Wiener Neustadt or Graz Cathedral as well as his tableware and other objects with the vowel graphemes. As of 2017, A.E.I.O.U. is also the motto of the Theresian Military

The coat of arms of Austria-Hungary was that country's symbol during its existence from the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 to its dissolution in 1918. The double-headed eagle of the ruling House of Habsburg-Lorraine was …

Otto von Habsburg played a notable role in the revolutions of 1989, as a co-initiator of the Pan-European Picnic. Later he was a strong supporter of the EU membership of central and eastern European countries. [12] A noted …

The Habsburg monarchy , also known as the Danubian monarchy (German: Donaumonarchie, pronounced [ˈdoːnaʊ̯monaʁˌçiː] (listen)), or Habsburg Empire (German: Habsburgerreich, pronounced [ˈhaːpsbʊʁɡɐˌʁaɪ̯ç] (listen)), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that were ruled by the House of Habsburg, especially the dynasty's Austrian branch.

The Habsburg motto for the Austrian branch at lesst was A.E.I.O.U. The meaning is not clear, apart from being the 5 vowels of the alphabet it stands for something but there is no consensus on it. The one I believe most likely is Austria est imperio optime unita “Austria is the best united empire”. Because it is in Latin and it reflects a common struggle for the Habsburgs, re-affirming that is way to claim an achievement.

Emperor Maximilian of Habsburg was a particular patron of the order. It is believed that the Order of St. George by Emperor Friedrich III was connected to another previous order, the Austrian …

The cryptic formula AEIOU is an enigma that has occupied generations of historians. Unfortunately, its creator, Emperor Frederick III, never revealed exactly ...

"A.E.I.O.U." (sometimes A.E.I.O.V.) was a symbolic device coined by Emperor Frederick III (1415–1493) and historically used as a motto by the Habsburgs.

A.E.I.O.U. was the motto of the Habsburgs. It was a symbolic device personally used by the Habsburg emperor Frederick III (*1415 - † 1493). There are...