Franz ferdinand archduke biography of mahatma

Franz Ferdinand, Archduke. () Born, Graz, Austria. Heir to the imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire. His assassination on June 28, , provided the spark that ignited the Great War.

The eldest son of Emperor Franz Joseph's younger brother Carl Ludwig, Franz Ferdinand became the hier-apparent following the death of Crown Prince Rudolf in , and his own father in
Not an especially cultured man, at times prideful and mistrusting, F.F.

lacked the charisma to make him socially and politically popular.

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His short temper and suspicious nature ensured that truly talented advisors did not last long in his cabinet-in-waiting. He became more reclusive following his morganatic marriage to Sophie Chotek von Chotkova in Contrary to his public persona, he was a very happy husband and devoted father.
Another source of F.F.'s lack of popularity was the reforms he intended to enact when he became Emperor.

Recognizing growing the strains and pressures of nationalism among the many ethnic gr