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Definition of Francis Ferdinand
1. Noun. Archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914).
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"In 1875 Francis Ferdinand inherited the wealth of the Éste family and took the
... Thus after Francis Ferdinand this would pass to the sons of Ьь brother, ..."
2. Diplomatic Documents Relating to the Outbreak of the European War by James Brown Scott (1916)
"In the foreground of his programme was an attempt upon the life of Archduke
Francis Ferdinand, heir apparent to the throne. A few months previously, ..."
3. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and ...World War, 1914 (1919)
"... ARCHDUKE Francis Ferdinand AND HIS FAMILY In this picture are the murdered
Archduke, his murdered wife, the Duchess of Hohenburg, and their children j. ..."
4. The World's Great Events: An Indexed History of the World from Earliest by Esther Singleton (1916)
"The Archduke Francis Ferdinand was born in 1863, the eldest son of the Archduke
Charles Louis, third brother of the present ..."
5. Francis Joseph and His Court: From the Memoirs of Count Roger de Rességuier by Roger Maria Hermann Bernhard Rességuier (1917)
"CHAPTER VI ARCHDUKE Francis Ferdinand AND HIS BROTHER OTHO THE story of the
succession to the throne of Austria is ugly enough and teaches many things, ..."
6. Why Italy Entered Into the Great War, by Luigi Carnovale by Luigi Carnovale (1917)
"THIRD PART The assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the
Austro-Hungarian throne, by the Serbian student ..."
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