Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Franz Ferdinand Biography and Timeline

Follow Franz Ferdinand through 5 dated historical records for Austria.

Franz Ferdinand, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records
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1863–1914Years on this page

1863

Birth of Franz Ferdinand

Prince · Graz · House / House of Habsburg

Birth of Franz Ferdinand

1900

Marriage

Prince · House / House of Habsburg

Franz Ferdinand marries Countess Sophie Chotek

1914

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Prince · Sarajevo · House / House of Habsburg

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand & his wife by the "Black Hand" Serbian nationalists

Death of Franz Ferdinand

Prince · Sarajevo · House / House of Habsburg

Death of Franz Ferdinand, assassinated

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Prince · Sarajevo · Warfare / World War, 1st

The assassination tiggers off the 1st World War

Role range: 1914-1918

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.