On this day in 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated by a Serbian terrorist.
One hundred years later we are still dealing with the fallout from that heinous act with the cause of monarchy yet to recover.
The Archduke was a proponent of having a 'United States of Greater Austria' which would have shared power among the multitude of ethnicities in the empire (somewhat similar to the Canadian or German example). His assassination would scuttle this plan completely.
One hundred years later we are still dealing with the fallout from that heinous act with the cause of monarchy yet to recover.
The Archduke was a proponent of having a 'United States of Greater Austria' which would have shared power among the multitude of ethnicities in the empire (somewhat similar to the Canadian or German example). His assassination would scuttle this plan completely.
 Archduke Franz Ferdinand |  Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg |
Loyally Yours,
A Kisaragi Colour
A Kisaragi Colour
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