Francis Ferdinand

American  

noun

1. 1863–1914, archduke of Austria: heir apparent to the thrones of Austria and Hungary whose assassination precipitated the outbreak of World War I (nephew of Francis Joseph I).

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Example Sentences

But the day before it was due to take place Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2014

One he held betwixt thumb and forefinger as his automobile proceeded down the street in which the Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated�thus starting the World War.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dr. Maximilian Hohenberg, 24, eldest son of the assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by his morganatic wife; to Elizabeth, Countess von Waldburg.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meanwhile, at Sarajevo, the minaret-studded Bosnian town where in 1914 Austria's Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated, Tito was having his own show.

From Time Magazine Archive

Archduke Francis Ferdinand, described by an escort as being “half-boor, half-tightwad,” roamed the grounds incognito—but much preferred the vice districts of Chicago.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson