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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Francis Ferdinand

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

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2014

Francis Ferdinand Lucas, metallurgist and microscopist of Bell Telephone Laboratories, had good news for the members of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers assembled last week in Manhattan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Twice he was removed from his post because he went too far, but his good friend Archduke Francis Ferdinand succeeded in having him reinstated.

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