Franz Ferdinand

American  

[fur-dn-and, fer-di-nahnt] / ˈfɜr dnˌænd, ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt /

noun

1. Francis Ferdinand.

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Franz Ferdinand British  

/ frants ˈfɛrdinant /

noun

1. 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

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Example Sentences

Something like this happened when Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Headliners in the years since then have included Franz Ferdinand, Mark Ronson and the Pet Shop Boys.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

The 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo was long ago and far away, its participants and empires now a hazy history.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

And it will mark the 30th anniversary of Edinburgh's Hogmanay party, whose previous headliners have included Pet Shop Boys, Mark Ronson and Franz Ferdinand.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023

Franz Ferdinand had brushed aside warnings that his visit was unwelcome and that his presence in Sarajevo might in fact be dangerous.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman