AEIOU sequence

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Pivec also agreed with another statement of Lhotsky [1], that originally Frederick III did not connect a certain meaning with these vowels"". They were - according to Lhotsky - a "magical or numerical gimmick", a formula in which the ruler must not even have thought of a certain meaning of the word".

[1] Alphons Lhotsky has researched the meaning of AEIOU, title: AEIOV. Die "Devise" Kaiser Friedrichs III. und sein Notizbuch.

Source: Roderick Schmidt: aeiov, The 'Vocal Play' of Frederick III of Austria, Origin and Meaning of a Ruler's Motto, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

Roderick Schmidt develops his own thesis on AEIOU in his paper.