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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

1863–1914 · Habsburg-Lorraine

Heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Born at Graz. Died at Sarajevo.

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The wrong turn in Sarajevo

On 28 June 1914 a bomb missed Franz Ferdinand's car in Sarajevo. Later that day his driver took a wrong turn, tried to reverse and stalled the engine close to where Gavrilo Princip was standing. Princip shot the archduke and his wife Sophie at point-blank range.

Family

Father: Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
Mother: Princess Maria Annunziata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Married: Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg 1900
Children (3): Princess Sophie of Hohenberg 1901
Prince Maximilian, 1st Duke of Hohenberg 1902
Prince Ernst of Hohenberg 1904
Siblings (5): Archduke Otto of Austria 1865
Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria 1868
Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria 1870
Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria 1876
Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria 1878

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