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AVe, trAnc:4 II U•are of God, electe•.l Emperor of
the gogo.n , tys lilogor., La qg 01 Cizraany, nl

Iluurat,

!hi Behernisier tadlitla,Ledeleieria, &e. Attbdulteet Aurria.
.latte or Burgundy and Lorrun, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Ike.
Tituugli we have already *wined, by the Divine Will,
a owl by th•• choke of the Eiactorii of the Roman and Germanic
11. npire, to a dignity winch leaves to room to d./stre any atig-
a .fletetioo of titles and c.0.-Aeration, it is, howeier, on. duty,
I cur quality of Chief of the Austrian IFl,,aee and Mune; eh".
t prow de for the maintenance an preservation of that equa-
-1 /of hereditary titles and di pities which the first Sovereigns
a i Purer of 11.4repe, which bel.mg to the Sovereigns of
."; stria, bath on account of the anri,nt lastre of their Douse,
• .l In regard to the extent and population of their estates,
at nprehending ind.me .dent k•siginair and rrinerpelitim,
:ansidee.tate, and which have been secur:d to theta by
ansien, agreeably the right of nations. and by treaties.
) totalloh, in a du:able manner, this perfect eluality of
r tb, we have deter iiinad, and think ourselves authorised,
a re the example wh.ch he. been given tu in the procediuT
r morn by the Imperial Court of Ru tn, and that which is
. ► given to us by the new Siiiereign of Prance, to confer
on the Dons: of Austria, a. (tray relates to its independ •nt
• air, the hereditary title of Emperor. We have therefore to
deed, after mature reRuA ion, solemnly to assume and to esta
rlielthfor us and for ma successnn, to the unaltere d. piss:o.4km
lour independent Kingd.snii and States, the Title and Diguitr
.1 Hereditary Emperor of Austria (as the dew, -nine
non of our House), in such s manner that all our Ki..g 1
erineipalities, and Provinces, shall invariably retain the Tit! v,
Doestitutione, Prerogatives, east Relations, wh•th they have
ha therto enjoyed.
" According ta this supreme decision and decLuatran, we
Decree and Sort..
as I. That Leine intik after our title of ilected Emperor of
the looms, shall be inserted that of Hereditary Emperor of
Austria, after which, shall follow our other titles of Kmc of
Germany, Su:tentia, Hunter!, in —then these of A rehduk •
of Auer*, Duk. of Styria, drc and three of the creme here-
ditary countaies. Bat as, since our aceeesion to the throne,
there havi successively taken place, in the possession. of our
p/nuse, acv rat ct.aogcs which have been confirmed by solemn
Treaties we at the sane tine make known the undermentioned
titles, newly regulated according to the present state of
thin,,, and ter wit is, that they be introduced and emplej
in future.
an. The title of Imperial Prince and of imperial Pr n-
eess Deena earl e ~fend with that of Archduke and
Ablecedisehem, es well as of Royal Highness, to our descendants
of bath seem, and to these of our succorer' in the sovereiga-
ty of the House of Austria.
" IP. As all our kingionit and other possessions mutt re-
tain, withom restriction, their must denominations and rela-
tiOnS, this is understood in particular of our kiegetom of Hurt.
gate, and of the countries which U. united to it, and alm of
mach of our hereditary Sesta as have hitherto been in mime
dive relation with the Germanu• Eineiny, whk.h ought in fit
tore to mesene the emit relations with it, a.;reeibly to the
privileges granted haunt House by the Emperors on: pre•
dareseers.

" IV We reserve to ourselves the right of determining
hombiAst the so:catattiva which shall take place at our corona-
tion, wed that of our w .cessw., as Harediusy Emperor. rive,.
Isnwever, which were tewmated at our Coronatoo., and at that
et oar prodseemars,a4 1C.,1g of H ingary awl Brheinia, >hal
*melee* to subsist its foam without any change.
"'V. This DerJeratiost and Ordennance shall be published and
carried halo entsanton throughout all our hereditary kingri ons
and eatatia, trith..ot delay, and in the aeewtomsi (inn We
tare no d.tobt that all 041. Seta a.td s I.l!,Cti will reCerff whit
gral.te& aid patritAtt nut v•t. th,. Issp nition, the object 0:
which is to tnaini.ta the consiierai ',a of the Auatrian
tetchy.
" Done at VIPIII3, the 11th of A+Lat, 1804."

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