Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of Austria - Hungary in 1914. He was assassinated in Sarajevo along with his wife Sophie. Ferdinand was shot by 19 year old Gavro Princip, a member of a group of Bosnian Serb seperatists.
Ferdinand was not a hugely popular figure but his death at the hands of Serbian backed assassins was the catalyst for the first world war.
Francis Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir just before the war started, but his assination was the cause of the war itself. His successor was Archduke Otto, but in 1916, two years before the end of the war, he died and was succeeded by Archduke Robert, who lasted until well after the war.
Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of Austria-hungary ww1.
Austria became a republic in 1918.
Emperor Franz Josef I
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Katy smith
Austro-Hungary was ruled by an Emperor from the Habsburg family in 1914.
Austria-Hungary
28 July 1914 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia 6 August 1914 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia 23 Maj 1915 - Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary.
July 28th 1914
Austria Hungary sought support from Germany, and on 6 July 1914 the German government gave this support and encouraged Austria Hungary to deal with Serbia
Austria-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary controlled Bosnia from 1878 to 1914.
Yes it did, from 1878 to 1914.
Serbia
Emperor Franz Josef I
Austria-Hungary started the war, therefore they entered the war July 28 1914.