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Introduction. Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este’s (1863-1914) life has been largely overshadowed by his assassination in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. This is unfortunate, because from personal and political perspectives it sheds important light on the Habsburg Monarchy, whose throne he was to inherit, as well as on the origins of World ...
Apr 16, 2018 · The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand outraged Austria-Hungary. In June 1914, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie traveled to Bosnia—which had been annexed by Austria-Hungary ...
Jun 28, 2018 · 4. He was not the original heir presumptive. Franz Ferdinand was only the nephew of Emperor Franz Joseph. But when Franz Ferdinand’s cousin Crown Prince Rudolf committed suicide in 1889, his father, Karl Ludwig, became heir to the empire. And when Karl died of typhoid fever in 1896, Franz was seen as next in line.
Oct 7, 2016 · Franz Ferdinand tallied his kills in a massive journal. The grand sum of pheasant, partridge and ground game that he shot was 272,511, according to calculations published in “Archduke of Sarajevo.”. The above is an excerpt from the article 8 Things You Didn't Know About Franz Ferdinand published on PBS' website.
May 6, 2010 · According to yet another story, moreover, Franz Ferdinand had every reason to suppose that he was bound to die. This legend, not found in the history books but preserved as an oral tradition among Austria’s huntsmen, records that, in 1913, the heavily-armed Archduke had shot a rare white stag, and that it was widely believed of any hunter who killed such an animal “that he or a member of ...
Jul 3, 2019 · Also Known As: Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria. Born: December 18, 1863 in Graz, Austrian Empire. Parents: Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria and Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Died: June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary. Spouse: Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (m. 1900–1914)
On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, was wearing a silk bulletproof vest when he was attacked by a gun-wielding assassin. He was shot in the neck and the vest did not protect him.
