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3 days 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.
4 days ago · The death of Crown Prince Rudolf, the only son of Emperor Franz Joseph I, in a mysterious double suicide at Mayerling in 1889, thrust Franz Ferdinand into the role of heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
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May 22, 2024 · Franz Joseph I on the invention of the phonograph. 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 ...
5 days ago · A son of Leopold II was Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria whose wife was from the House of Savoy; a daughter Adelaide, Queen of Sardinia was the wife of King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia and King of Italy.
4 days ago · Named after Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria, the regiment fought with distinction in numerous conflicts over the centuries, from the Napoleonic Wars to World War I. Today, Hohensalzburg Fortress is one of Salzburg‘s top tourist attractions, drawing over a million visitors each year.
May 2, 2024 · The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is widely considered to be the event that sparked the beginning of World War I. On June 28, 1914, the Archduke and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip while they were visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia.
5 days ago · Charles (I) (born August 17, 1887, Persenbeug Castle, Austria—died April 1, 1922, Quinta do Monte, Madeira) was the emperor ( Kaiser) of Austria and, as Charles IV, king of Hungary, the last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy (November 21, 1916–November 11, 1918).
