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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

18 Dec, 1863 in Graz, Austrian Empire [now Austria]

Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His assassination in Sarajevo is considered the most immediate cause of World War I. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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François-Ferdinand d'AutricheArchduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of AustriaFranz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of AustriaFranz FerdinandErzherzog Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria von Österreich-Este