Franz Ferdinand

[ fur-dn-and; German fer-di-nahnt ]

noun

1. Francis Ferdinand.

Franz Ferdinand

/ frants ˈfɛrdinant /

noun

1. Franz Ferdinand18631914MAustrianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler English name Francis Ferdinand . 1863–1914, archduke of Austria; heir apparent of Franz Josef I. His assassination contributed to the outbreak of World War I

Example Sentences

McKay contextualizes the overdose in the “greed is good” ethos of the era and explains how Bias became, as a Boston Globe writer put it at the time, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in the war on drugs.

From Time

A century ago today, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary embarked on his fatal journey to Sarajevo.

From The Daily Beast

Franz Ferdinand was on very bad terms with Aehrenthal, who easily became abrupt and repellent.

From Project Gutenberg

A dinner was given in his honour at the Hofburg, where he was seated next to Franz Ferdinand.

From Project Gutenberg

Franz Ferdinand had a very pronounced feeling that in spite of all alliances the Monarchy must remain independent.

From Project Gutenberg

Franz Ferdinand will remain portrayed in history as a man who either loved or hated.

From Project Gutenberg

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was not at all the champion of a policy leading to war for which he has often been taken.

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