An archduke was a prince who belonged to the old royal family of Austria — the Habsburgs. You did not earn the title; you were born into it. It sat above an ordinary duke, but it was an Austrian family rank, not a job in every European court.

An archduke was a princearchduke 過去是指一位王子 who belonged to the old royal family of Austria屬於奧地利舊王室——the Habsburgs也就是哈布斯堡家族。You did not earn the title這個頭銜不是靠努力賺來的，you were born into it而是生下來就有的。It sat above an ordinary duke它的地位高於一般的公爵，but it was an Austrian family rank但這是奧地利家族的位階，not a job in every European court不是每個歐洲宮廷都有的職位。

English speakers still know it mainly because of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose death in 1914 helped start the First World War. The title died with the Austrian empire after 1918, so today it belongs to history, not to living palaces.

English speakers still know it mainly because of Archduke Franz Ferdinand說英文的人現在會知道這個字，主要是因為 Archduke Franz Ferdinand（法蘭茲．斐迪南大公），whose death in 1914 helped start the First World War他在1914年的死引發了第一次世界大戰。The title died with the Austrian empire after 1918這個頭銜在1918年隨著奧地利帝國一起消失了，so today it belongs to history所以現在它屬於歷史，not to living palaces而不屬於現存的宮殿。

Though actually people mix it up with grand duke, which is a different title in other countries; both sound “higher than duke,” but they are not the same office. You may also meet archduchess for a woman of that house.

Though actually people mix it up with grand duke不過人們常把它和 grand duke 搞混，which is a different title in other countriesgrand duke 是其他國家的另一個頭銜——both sound "higher than duke,"兩個聽起來都「比公爵高」，but they are not the same office但並不是同一個職位。You may also meet archduchess你也可能遇到 archduchess，for a woman of that house指的是這個家族裡的女性成員。