According to the 18th century historian Chrysostomus Hanthaler, his grandson Duke Frederick II of Austria ( 1230 – 1246 ), nicknamed the " Quarrelsome " or the " Warlike ", the last of the Babenberg dynasty, designed a new coat of arms in red-white-red after his accession — an attempt to prevail against reluctant local nobles and to stress his autonomy towards Emperor Frederick II.
According to the 18th century historian Chrysostomus Hanthaler, Frederick was the first Austrian duke utilizing the red-white-red coat of arms after his accession — an attempt to prevail against the reluctant local nobles and to stress his autonomy towards Emperor Frederick II.
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