Carniola was the main Slovene-populated region of the Austrian Empire, the color scheme was subsequently accepted as the generic Slovene national tricolor by the inhabitants of other Slovene Lands. As for the coat of arms, it was abandoned after 1918 with the passing of the Duchy of Carniola. The blue eagle of Carniola was, however, briefly resurrected from 1943 to 1945 as the symbol of the Slovenian auxiliary Axis forces, the Slovene Home Guard. It was also used in the Yugoslav Karađorđević dynasty coat-of-arms in the interwar period (and was replaced in the state coat-of-arms of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the three stars of the medieval counts of Celje). The insignia of the Duchy of Carniola have had an important and lasting impact on Slovene national symbols. Thus, the white-blue-red combination of the flag of the Duchy of Carniola is in use today as the official color scheme of the flag of the Republic of Slovenia. The Slovenian coat of arms is also a heraldic composite, incorporating the stars of the counts of Celje, the Carniolan colors and the silhouette of the Slovene national symbol, Mount Triglav. Dukes Rudolph (1364–1365), also Duke of Austria since 1358, followed by his brothers Albert (1365–1379), jointly with Leopold (1365–1386), progenitor of the Habsburg Leopoldian line, sole Duke of Inner Austria after the 1379 Treaty of Neuberg William (1386–1406), son of Leopold, followed by his brother Ernest the Iron (1406–1424), Archduke from 1414 Frederick (1424–1493), son of Ernest, King of the Romans from 1440 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1452, also Archduke of Austria from 1457 Maximilian I (1493–1519), son, also Archduke of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 Charles I (1519–1521), grandson, also Archduke of Austria, Emperor-elect from 1520, followed by his brother Ferdinand I (1521–1564), also Archduke of Austria, King of the Romans from 1531, Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 Charles II (1564–1590), son of Ferdinand, Archduke of Inner Austria upon second partition of the Habsburg lands Ferdinand II (1590–1637), son, also Archduke of Austria and Holy Roman Emperor from 1619 Heir of all Habsburg lines in 1619. See List of rulers of Austria for details. See also Carniola Slovene dialects Gottschee County Flag of Slovenia History of Slovenia References External links Map – Duchy of Carniola in 1849 Slovenian National Insignia Duchy of Carniola Former states and territories in Slovenia Duchy of Carniola Austrian Circle Subdivisions of Austria-Hungary States of