Definitions for "Franz Ferdinand"
(1863-1914) Heir to the Habsburg throne, assassinated by Bosnian-Serb terrorist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.
archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914)
Austrian archduke murdered along with his wife in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Austria's response to the dual murder led to the beginnings of World War I.