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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Predicate Object
instanceOf archduke
heir presumptive
member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
nobleman
assassinatedBy Gavrilo Princip
associatedWith Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

Bosnia and Herzegovina
birthDate 1863-12-18
birthPlace Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: 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 Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary
dateOfAssassination 1914-06-28
deathDate 1914-06-28
deathPlace Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska (condominium)
surface form: Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo
familyName House of Habsburg
surface form: von Habsburg-Lothringen
father Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
fullName Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Josef von Habsburg-Lothringen
givenName Ferdinand
Franz
heirTo Franz Joseph I of Austria
surface form: 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
surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
languageSpoken German
marriageType morganatic marriage
militaryBranch Austro-Hungarian Army
militaryRank feldmarschall-leutnant
mother Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
nobleFamily House of Habsburg
surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
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 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
surface form: 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
this entity surface form: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este
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