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Ferdinand Charles (17 May 1628 – 30 December 1662) was the Archduke of Further Austria, including Tyrol, from 1646 to 1662. As the son of Archduke Leopold V and Claudia de' Medici, he succeeded his father upon the latter's death in 1632, under his mother's regency.
Currently reading Mein Kampf and I came across Hitler stating ‘ (…) the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, to fall by the very bullets which he himself had helped to cast. Working from above downwards, he was the chief patron of the movement to make Austria a Slav State’.
- Austria-Hungary's Decision
- The Austrian Ultimatum
- The Coming of War
- France and Britain Jump in
- War Plans
- Mobilization
- Off to War!
- The Clash Begins
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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife was an affront that demanded an answer. But how would Austria act? Would this single event be enough to bring the long-simmering tensions in Europe to a boil? (See Chapter 1 for a description of those tensions.) In the month after the assassination, the response of Austria-Hungary and all the other ...
Had Austria-Hungary attacked Serbia right away, World War I might never have happened. After all, Austria-Hungary would only have been avenging an act of terrorism for which most nations, including Russia, believed Serbia was responsible. But Austria-Hungary did not act right away. Hungarians within the government did not want an all-out war, and t...
Following Serbia's refusal of the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum, events moved very quickly. Russia decided that it must not allow its Serbian ally to be attacked, and on July 25 Russia issued a preliminary mobilization order—in other words, it asked its armed forces to prepare to go to war. On July 25 the French government promised to support its Russ...
The involvement of Germany and Russia in the conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia was nearly inevitable. Germany had openly declared its support for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Russia had deep cultural ties to Serbia that it felt compelled to honor. If Russia went to war with Germany, French involvement was also inevitable, for France h...
Leading the charge to war in each of the combatant countries were military leaders who were eager to test war plans they had spent years preparing. War plans were detailed instructions for how a country's generals should conduct a war; the plans dictated how many troops should be sent to which areas and in which order. By far the most complicated a...
With war declared, all of Europe prepared for what many thought of as a grand adventure. The soldiers in most of the countries had never seen battle, for Europe had largely been at peace since 1871. But they had heard countless stories about the glory of war and about the honor that would come to soldiers who defended their country. Thus, in the fi...
In cities throughout Europe, the rush to war was greeted with enthusiasm and patriotism. French ambassador to Russia Maurice Paléologue marveled at the devotion that the inhabitants of the Russian city of St. Petersburg showed in responding to the Czar's call to war. Keegan quotes Paléologue: "An enormous crowd had congregated with flags, banners, ...
After drawing the French forces forward in the Alsace-Lorraine region of Germany, along France's eastern border, Germany's plan was to cross Belgium in order to attack the French on their northeast border. Germany asked Belgium for free passage across its countryside; the Belgians refused and thus became Germany's first target. The Germans declared...
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Jun 27, 2014 · The shot that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was fired a hundred years ago this weekend. The assassination in Sarajevo, on June 28, 1914, triggered World War I and changed...
- Ari Shapiro
Feb 19, 2007 · The couple, of course, was Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Este, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife, Sophie. They were killed. The world went to war.
Ferdinand Charles (17 May 1628 – 30 December 1662) was the Archduke of Further Austria, including Tyrol, from 1646 to 1662. Quick Facts Archduke of Further Austria, Reign ... Close. As the son of Archduke Leopold V and Claudia de' Medici, he succeeded his father upon the latter's death in 1632, under his mother's regency.
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Ferdinand Charles (17 May 1628 – 30 December 1662) was the Archduke of Further Austria, including Tyrol, from 1646 to 1662. As the son of Archduke Leopold V and Claudia de' Medici, he succeeded his father upon the latter's death in 1632, under his mother's regency.
