Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Josef von Habsburg-Lothringen

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Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Josef von Habsburg-Lothringen, better known as 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 of Austria
heir presumptive
member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
alsoKnownAs Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria NERFINISHED
Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este NERFINISHED
assassinatedBy Gavrilo Princip NERFINISHED
assassinationContext assassination in Sarajevo
assassinationDate 1914-06-28
assassinationPlace Sarajevo NERFINISHED
birthDate 1863-12-18
birthPlace Austrian Empire NERFINISHED
Graz NERFINISHED
burialPlace Artstetten Castle NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath assassination
gunshot wound
child Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg NERFINISHED
Prince Ernst of Hohenberg NERFINISHED
Princess Sophie of Hohenberg NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED
deathDate 1914-06-28
deathPlace Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
Sarajevo NERFINISHED
dynasticHouse Habsburg-Lorraine NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
late 19th century
familyName Habsburg-Lothringen NERFINISHED
father Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria NERFINISHED
givenName Ferdinand NERFINISHED
Franz NERFINISHED
Josef NERFINISHED
Karl NERFINISHED
Ludwig NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance assassination contributed to the outbreak of World War I
assassination triggered the July Crisis of 1914
house House of Habsburg NERFINISHED
marriageType morganatic marriage
militaryBranch Austro-Hungarian Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank feldmarschall-leutnant
mother Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Habsburg-Lorraine NERFINISHED
notableEvent target of assassination by Serbian nationalist group Black Hand
positionHeld heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria NERFINISHED
Archduke Otto Franz of Austria NERFINISHED
spouse Sophie Chotek, Duchess of Hohenberg NERFINISHED
title Archduke of Austria-Este NERFINISHED
visitedFor military inspections in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1914

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria fullName Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Josef von Habsburg-Lothringen