On this day in 1914 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo. This will constitute the "casus belli" of World War I.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Countess Sophie of Chotek with the daughters of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen, 1897.
Blitzø with the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his family, what will he do? (Inspired by u/kinophile1)
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Archduke Louis of Austria (1784-1864). He was the son of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and his brother was Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. Louis acted as Regent during the reign of his nephew Ferdinand I of Austria.
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Countess Sophie of Chotek with the daughters of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen, 1897.
TIL about Mayerling incident, crown prince Rudolf of Austria murdered his teenage lover and then shot himself in apparent suicide pact. Incident lead to Archduke Franz Ferdinand becoming new heir to the throne en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May…
Johann Nepomuk Höchle - The allied armies of Emperor Franz I (II) of Austria and Archduke Ferdinand crossing the Vosges Mountains in July 1815 (1822-1828) [3508 × 2527]
This Day In Victorian History Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria whose assassination in 1914 led to declarations of war in WWI, born in Graz, Austria (1863) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc…
Austria after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand 1914. "Serbia must die!"
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria posing a mummy during his 1897 trip to Egypt
This Day In Victorian History Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria whose assassination in 1914 led to declarations of war in WWI, born in Graz, Austria (1863) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc…
Der King/Kaiser/Tsar/whatever promised this small European conflict will be over before you could say Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria.
How did Austria treat the Serbs leading up to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?
What was life like for a Serb in the Austria-Hungarian Empire leading up to World War I? Was their treatment enough to justify the killing of Archduke Ferdinand?
If so, was it centered around economic reasons, censorship of local publications, overall racism, militaristic oppression, or any of the above?
On this day in 1914 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo. This will constitute the "casus belli" of World War I.
23 July 1914 – Austria-Hungary issues a series of demands in an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia demanding Serbia to allow the Austrians to determine who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Serbia accepts all but one of those demands and Austria declares war on July 28. reddit.com/gallery/opuvge
On this day in 1914 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo. This will constitute the "casus belli" of World War I.
After a couple month hiatus I present: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria as Sayori (Archduke Franz Ferdinandyori)
Boy's armor made for a son of Archduke Ferdinand II of Further Austria, 1568-1570 [2000 x 3000]
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria posing a mummy during his 1897 trip to Egypt
This is parade armor that is in the Kunsthistorisches in Vienna, it was given to Ferdinand II of Tyrol the Archduke of Austria.
TIL that Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, repeatedly warned Viennas hardline Chief of Staff that continued harsh oppression of the Serbians would eventually draw Austria into a war with Russia and spell the doom of both empires. Neither empire survived World War I. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc…
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary posing like a mummy during a trip to Cairo in 1896. reddit.com/gallery/ngbukn
Custom made tripartite Austro-Hungarian-Croatian Empire flag, a concept pretty vocally supported by the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Charles I. of Austria
Tour de France Cycliste, 12e Annee 1914 (12th annual Tour de France but also the last for five years because of World War I. On the starting day of the race departing Paris, Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria, was assassinated, starting the First World War.)
Life is a nice morning drive down a long, winding road, and i am Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, and his wife Sophie riding in an open carriage at Sarajevo June 28, 1914 shortly before their assassination - photo by Henry Guttmann [1450x1090]
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria posing a mummy during his 1897 trip to Egypt
Following the assassination of Austrian archduke Francis Ferdinand, the Hapsburgs of Austria-Hungary gave Serbia an unacceptable ultimatum & then declared #war on the country. WWI began #OnThisDay July 28, 1914, continuing till November 1918. Image: Imperial War Museum
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary posing like a mummy during a trip to Cairo in 1896. reddit.com/gallery/ngbukn
in 1914, Austria-Hungary issued a series of demands in an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia demanding Serbia to allow the Austrians to determine who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Serbia accepted all but one of those demands and Austria declared war on July 28, which started WWI
On this day in 1914, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie were assassinated in Sarajevo by young Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip, the casus belli of WWI
On this day in 1914 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo. Americans put their burgers down, kissed their whales goodbye, and rolled into battle. True story. Source: ME
Armor of Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, created by Lucio Piccinino (1550-1589). A gift from Alessandro Farnese, the Duke of Parma and Piacenza. (1280x1893)
On this day in 1914 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo. This will constitute the "casus belli" of the hit rock band, Franz Ferdinand
On this day in 1914 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo. This will constitute the "casus belli" of World War I.
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Funeral and mummification of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria following his assassination, 1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Duchess Sophie of Hohenberg née Chotek
Bloodstained uniform of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, 1914
An astounding armor with matching shield and saddle plates collectively embossed, blued, silvered, and gilded, belonging to Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria (1529–1595). Made in Milan, ca. 1559, housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. (1512x1078)
Before the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria that started WW1 you are stuck in the elevator for an hour with the guy who shot him, what do you say to the guy?
(Note: this question is based on hypotheticals) why was Serbia blamed for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand? What would Austria-Hungary have to gain from it
