Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
1863 – 1914 · Generation XXI · Archduke · Habsburg-Lorraine
Franz Ferdinand (1863 – 1914). Archduke. Married Sophie in 1900. Heir presumptive to Franz Joseph; his assassination in Sarajevo triggered World War I.
One of 20 people of Habsburg-Lorraine (from 1736) in this archive. Maria Theresa’s marriage carried the inheritance into a new name, which its heirs still bear.
Line of descent: Rudolf I of Germany → Albert I of Germany → Albert II, Duke of Austria → Leopold III, Duke of Austria → Ernest, Duke of Austria → Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor → Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor → Philip I of Castile → Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor → Charles II, Archduke of Austria → Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor → Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor → Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor → Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor → Maria Theresa → Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor → Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor → Archduke Franz Karl of Austria → Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria → Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
Parents
- Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (1833 – 1896)
- Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1843 – 1871)
Siblings
- Archduke Otto of Austria (1865 – 1906)
Partners
- Married Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1868 – 1914) in 1900
Life
- 1863 — Born
- 1900 — Married Sophie
- 1914 — Died