Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

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Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria von Österreich-Este (Habsburg-Lotharingen), Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary

German: Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria von Österreich Este, Kronprinz zu Österreich-Ungarn, Russian: Франц Фердинанд Габсбург, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, Czech: František Ferdinand d´Este, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, Lithuanian: Pranciškus Ferdinandas Habsburgas, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary
Also Known As: "Erzherzog von Österreich-Este"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Graz, Graz Stadt, Styria (Steiermark), Austria
Death: June 28, 1914 (50)
Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Assassinated by Gavrilo Princip)
Place of Burial: Artstetten-Pöbring, Niederösterreich, Österreich-Ungarn
Immediate Family:

Son of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria and Maria Annunziata von Neapel-Sizilien, Erzherzogin von Österreich
Husband of Sophie Chotek von Chotkowa, Herzogin von Hohenberg
Ex-partner of Maria Walters
Father of Robert Ferdinand Walters; Fürstin Sophie Marie Franziska Antonia Ignatia Alberta von Hohenberg d'Este von Habsburg-Lothringen; Maximilian Karl Franz Michael Hubert Anton Ignatius Joseph Maria von Hohenberg, Herzog; Ernst, Fürst von Hohenberg and NN von Hohenberg
Brother of Otto, Archduke of Austria; Ferdinand Karl Ludwig of Habsburg-Austria, Archduke of Austria and Margarete Sophie Marie Annunciata Theresia Caroline Luise Josephe Johanna of Habsburg-Austria, Archduchess, Duchess Consort of Württemberg
Half brother of Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria

Occupation: Archduke of Austria, Héritier du Trône 1889, crown prince
House: Habsburg-Lorraine
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About Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

About Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary (Français)

François-Ferdinand d'Autriche-Este (en allemand : Franz Ferdinand von Österreich-Este), né le 18 décembre 1863 à Graz et mort assassiné le 28 juin 1914 à Sarajevo (Autriche-Hongrie), fut archiduc d'Autriche-Este et prince de Hongrie et de Bohême. Il devient l'héritier du trône de l'Empire austro-hongrois à partir de 18961. Son assassinat est l'événement déclencheur de la Première Guerre mondiale

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary's Timeline

1863
December 18, 1863
Graz, Graz Stadt, Styria (Steiermark), Austria
1898
September 21, 1898
Hungary, Austria
1901
July 24, 1901
Konopiště, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic
1902
September 29, 1902
Schloss Belvedere, Wien, Österreich-Ungarn
1904
May 17, 1904
Konopiště, Středočeský, Česká republika (Czech Republic)
1908
November 7, 1908
1914
June 28, 1914
Age 46
Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

On Sunday, 28 June 1914, at about 10:45 am, Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The perpetrator was 19-year-old Gavrilo Princip, a member of Young Bosnia and one of a group of assassins organized and armed by the Black Hand.

June 28, 1914
Age 50
Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

On Sunday, 28 June 1914, at about 10:45 am, Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The perpetrator was 19-year-old Gavrilo Princip, a member of Young Bosnia and one of a group of assassins organized and armed by the Black Hand.

July 4, 1914
Age 50
Schloss Artstetten, Artstetten-Pöbring, Niederösterreich, Österreich-Ungarn