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4 days ago · The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand 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.
5 days ago · Following the unification of Germany in 1871 his father, then King of Prussia, became German Emperor. Upon Wilhelm's death at the age of ninety on 9 March 1888, the thrones passed to Frederick, who had been German Crown Prince for seventeen years and Crown Prince of Prussia for twenty-seven years.
2 days ago · The Swabian branch ruled the principalities of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen until 1849, and also ruled Romania from 1866 to 1947. Members of the Franconian branch became Margrave of Brandenburg in 1415 and Duke of Prussia in 1525.
Jun 24, 2024 · Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Este, Austrian archduke whose assassination was the immediate cause of World War I. He and his wife, Sophie, were murdered by the Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, and a month later Austria declared war on Serbia.
Jun 13, 2024 · Archduke Rudolf, crown prince of Austria (born August 21, 1858, Schloss Laxenburg, near Vienna, Austria—died January 30, 1889, Schloss Mayerling, near Vienna) was the crown prince of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His reformist and liberal ideas were stifled by his conservative father.
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4 days ago · The assassination of Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914 sent shockwaves through Europe. His death set off a chain of events that escalated into World War I. Austria-Hungary, with the backing of Germany, issued an ultimatum to Serbia, which, after its partial rejection, led to the declaration of war. The complex web of alliances and treaties ...
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Jun 12, 2024 · On June 28, 1914, assassins killed the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and set off a chain of events that led to the First World War. Here’s how it went down on that momentous day. By...
