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Hace 2 días · Introduction. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, Bosnia, is often cited as the spark that ignited World War I. The event, which claimed the lives of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife, Duchess Sophie, set in motion a chain of events that would forever alter the course of history.
Hace 1 día · 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.
Hace 6 días · 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 his death in 1916.
Hace 5 días · The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, set off a chain of events that rapidly escalated into World War I, a conflict that would engulf much of the globe. The immediate aftermath of the assassination saw Austria-Hungary seeking to assert its dominance over Serbia, whom it blamed for the attack.
Hace 6 días · Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637. He was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria and Maria of Bavaria, who were devout Catholics.
Hace 3 días · To The July Crisis. Before the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on 7 December 1941, the first ‘day of infamy’ for the Western world in the 20th century occurred with the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on Sunday, 28 June 1914.
Hace 3 días · Rudolf and Mary: their names alone conjure images of a tragic romance. Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, the only son of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth, was a man of many complexities. Born on August 21, 1858, in the Laxenburg Palace near Vienna, Rudolf was an intellectual, deeply interested in liberal politics and natural sciences.
