Once it was determined that the mountain was the highest point in the region, the succession of the authorities that held control over it took an interest in its name and changed it periodically for symbolic reasons. In 1896, as part of Austria-Hungary, the highest peak of the Carpathians received its first government-sponsored name − after the contemporary head of state Emperor Francis Joseph I. Guidebooks sometimes did not catch up on these name changes. After the dissolution of the monarchy in 1918, the mountain continued to be known simply as "Gerlachovský štít" because it belonged to the village of Gerlachov. The Polish government, claiming the territory of the High Tatras for Poland, simultaneously called the mountain "Szczyt Polski" (Polish Peak), but never gained control over it. The new Czechoslovak government changed the name to "Štít legionárov" (Legionnaires Peak) in honor of the Czechoslovak Legions in 1923, but the name was dropped in favor of the earlier "Gerlachovský štít" in 1932. As a result of the Communist coup d'état in 1948, the mountain was renamed once more − to "Stalinov štít" (Stalin Peak) in 1949. Its traditional name "Gerlachovský štít" was restored yet again a decade later and has remained unchanged through the present.