he was the archduke that got killed.....this was one of the biggest reasons World War 1 started
His assassination (by Gavrilo Princip) is what triggered World War I.
he was the heir to the Austria Hungary throne, but was assassinated, which started war
I don't know why, but a Serbian student shot him dead while he was traveling.
A Serbian terrorist group assassinated Austria-Hungary's Archduke Francis Ferdinad and his family. Bosnia(where Ferdinand was) was full of Serbs and other Slavs. They veiwed Austrians as foreign opressors. Gavrilo Princip shot the archduke. (he was part of the terrorist group the Black Hand)
assassination of Franz Ferdinad and his wife
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife were shot in Bosnia.
Archduke Sigismund Francis of Austria was born on November 27, 1630.
Archduke Sigismund Francis of Austria was born on November 27, 1630.
Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria died on 1957-07-25.
Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria was born on 1895-03-28.
Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria died on 1801-07-26.
Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria was born on 1756-12-08.