F RANTIŠEK F ERDINAND D 'E STE
B ORN 18 D ECEMBER 1863
D IED 28 J UNE 1914 ( AGED 50)

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Full name:Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria
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Title: Archduke of Austria- Este, HRH, CP.
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House: House of Habsburg-Lotraine

The Latin Bridge near the assassination site
Portrait von
Wilhelm Vita
C HILDHOOD AND YOUTH
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the eldest of the children of Charles Louis
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In eight years, Franz Ferdinand became a halforphan
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He received a strict upbringing, which was common for the Habsburg Archdukes: emphasis on the history and formation of the moral profile of the child.

His brother
T HE SUCCESSOR TO THE THRONE
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When Franz Ferdinand was born, there was no reason to assume that he could become a successor to the throne.
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Since 1889 (after the death of Prince Rudolph), he was the successor to the throne.

H IS F AMILY
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Franz Ferdinand got married Sophia Chotkova, originally from Czech aristocratic family Chotek.
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Franz Ferdinand and Sophie had four children:
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1901-1990),
Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg (1902-1962),
Ernest, Duke of Hohenberg (1904-1954), Son died in childbirth (* / † 1908)
Franz and his family
His
Wife

T HE LAST WAY
His car
His
Uniform
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Franz Ferdinand d'Este and Sophie of Hohenberg were killed on the way to Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.
Bloodstained uniform
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The death of Franz Ferdinand was a pretence for beginning of the WW I (1914 -1918).

Q UOTATIONS :
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František Ferdinand d'Este. [cit. 2011-12-20] In
Wikipedia. Searched in: http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franti%C5%A1ek_Fe rdinand_d%27Este
Franz Ferdinand d'Este. [cit. 2011-12-20] In
Wikipedia. Searched in: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ferdinand_vo n_%C3%96sterreich-Este
Franz Ferdinand d'Este. [cit. 2011-12-20] In
Wikipedia. Searched in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archduke_Franz_Fer dinand_of_Austria

T HIS PRESENTATION WAS MADE
BY R OMAN K ORYŤÁK