Franz Ferdinand of Austria | |
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Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia | |
Born | Graz, Austrian Empire | 18 December 1863
Died | 28 June 1914 Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary | (aged 50)
Spouse | Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg |
Issue | Princess Sophie of Hohenberg Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg Prince Ernst of Hohenberg |
Father | Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria |
Mother | Maria Annunciata of the Two Sicilies |
Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Josef of Austria, or Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este (Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Josef; German: Erzherzog von Österreich-Este) (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914), was an archduke (like a prince) of Austria and from 1896 to his death was the heir presumptive of Austria-Hungary. Before he would have become the emperor, he was killed in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip. That made Austria decide on war against Serbia, which started World War I.[1][2]