Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination in 1914 triggered the outbreak of World War I.

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instanceOf archduke
heir presumptive
member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
nobleman
assassinatedBy Gavrilo Princip
associatedWith Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
birthDate 1863-12-18
birthPlace Austrian Empire
Duchy of Styria
Graz
burialPlace Artstetten Castle
causeOfDeath assassination
gunshot wound
child Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg
Prince Ernst of Hohenberg
Princess Sophie of Hohenberg
countryOfCitizenship Austria-Hungary
dateOfAssassination 1914-06-28
deathDate 1914-06-28
deathPlace Austria-Hungary
Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
familyName von Habsburg-Lothringen
linked to: House of Habsburg
father Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
fullName Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Josef von Habsburg-Lothringen
givenName Ferdinand
Franz
heirTo Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria
historicalSignificance assassination contributed to the outbreak of World War I
assassination triggered the July Crisis of 1914
house House of Habsburg-Lorraine
linked to: House of Habsburg
languageSpoken German
marriageType morganatic marriage
militaryBranch Austro-Hungarian Army
militaryRank feldmarschall-leutnant
mother Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
nobleFamily House of Habsburg-Lorraine
linked to: House of Habsburg
notableEvent assassination in Sarajevo
placeOfAssassination Sarajevo
positionHeld heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria
Archduke Otto Franz of Austria
spouse Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
title Archduke of Austria-Este
Austro-Hungarian Inspector General of the Armed Forces
victimOf Black Hand plot
visited Sarajevo on 1914-06-28

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Archduke of Austria notableTitleHolder Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Franz Joseph I of Austria relative Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand victim Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand hasParticipant Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Latin Bridge assassinationVictim Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Franz Karl of Austria sibling Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este
linked to: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria successorAsHeirApparent Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
coronation of Nicholas II of Russia foreignDignitariesPresent Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Otto Franz of Austria sibling Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria