Franz Josef I, the Austro-Hungarian Emperor, died in 1916, during World War I, so he did not directly participate in the conflict. However, his leadership and decisions prior to the war significantly influenced the Austro-Hungarian Empire's involvement, particularly in the escalation following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914. His death led to the ascension of his grandnephew, Karl I, who faced the challenges of a war-torn empire.
he was assinated and that started world war one.
Franz Ferdinand's assassination!
His death did.
Name at birth: Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Josef von Habsburg-Lothringen Whatever else he may have done in life, Archduke Franz Ferdinand is known now as the man whose assassination touched off World War I. The nephew of the Hapsburg emperor Franz Josef, Ferdinand was first in line to the Austro-Hungarian throne when he visited Sarajevo in June of 1914. He and his wife Sophie were shot to death as they rode through the city in a motorcade on 28 June; the assassin was Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Serbian nationalist group known as the Black Hand. The shooting led to war between Austria and Serbia, which escalated into World War I.
The first world war started after the assassination of Duke Franz Ferdinand.
How Did World War 1 Start? The immediate cause for World War 1 was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife Sophie. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was the nephew of Emperor Franz Josef and heir to the throne of Austria and Hungary
Franz Josef Gottlieb was born on November 1, 1930, in Semmering, Lower Austria, Austria.
he was assinated and that started world war one.
It was the asassination of Franz Ferdinand that started the war. = =
Franz Ferdinard
World war 1 started after the Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated.
Emperor Franz Josef I was the ruler of Austria-Hungary during World War 1. He was the uncle of the assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who had been his designated heir.Franz Josef gave titular command to Archduke Friedrich von Österreich-Teschen, but the real authority was held by the head of the General Staff, Count Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf.
The head of state of Austria was an emperor, not a king. Franz Joseph I died in 1916 and was succeede by Karl I.
The ruler of the Austrio-Hungarian Empire during WWI was Franz Joseph I, his son, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assiasinated by a Serbian nationalists Society,the mans last name was Princip; and thus lead to the begining of WWI.at first it was Franz Josef until his death in 1916
Franz Ferdinand was killed by Gavrilo Princip in 1914, just before the war.
Franz Joseph
World War 1.