Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914) was an archduke of Austria-Hungary of the Hapsburg dynasty. He was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. Austria-Hungary issued a number of ultimata against Serbia, which was supported by Russia. Austria-Hungary was in turn supported by Germany and the United States. Russia invoked its alliances with Britain, France, and he Confederate States, and the Great War began.