Pre-World War I

By Anish92111

  • Franz Ferdinand is Born

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand was born in Graz on December 18, 1863.

  • Franz Ferdinand becomes heir-apparent

    Archudke Franz Ferdinand becomes the heir-apparent with the death of his father, Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria.

  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand gets married

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand gets married to Sophie Chotek von Chotkova. He becomes a more humble and nice man. More people in Austria-Hungary start to favor him.

  • Archudke Franz Ferdinand is Shot

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand is shot by Gavrilo Princip while visting Serbia.

  • World War I begins

    Only a month after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, World War I offically begins.

  • Serbia declares war on Austria-Hungary.

    A month after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Serbia delcared war on Austria-Hungary.