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6 days ago · Recorded 1900. Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I ( German: Franz Joseph Karl [fʁants ˈjoːzɛf ˈkaʁl]; Hungarian: Ferenc József Károly [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈjoːʒɛf ˈkaːroj]; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until ...
2 days ago · The Habsburg chin endured as a visible symbol of the dynasty‘s decline, a physical embodiment of the consequences of prioritizing power over genetic health. By the early 20th century, the Habsburgs had lost much of their former territories and influence. After the end of World War I in 1918, the last Habsburg emperor, Charles I of Austria ...
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1 day ago · Events leading to World War I. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand [a] was one of the key events that led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip.
5 days ago · The last Hapsburg, Austro-Hungary ruler Franz Joseph, austere and dictatorial, a military man always resistant to nationalism and ultimately a major cause of World War I, probably also influenced the dictator who was the cause of World War II.
1 day ago · War of the Spanish Succession. The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714. The immediate cause was the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700, which led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire amongst supporters of the claimant Bourbon and Habsburg dynasties.
4 days ago · Tracy Hickman had her final wishes granted as she died by euthanasia earlier this week, having previously spoken out about how she wanted to spend her last moments. Hickman, 57, passed away ‘peacefully’ on Wednesday, having decided to take the route of assisted dying in a bid to guarantee a ‘peaceful’ death.
2 days ago · On the last day of March, 1924, a death certificate was filed with the Department of Health formally attesting that Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria, the missing archduke, had died early that morning of heart disease in Columbus Hospital, one of the smaller semi-public institutions.
