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This is a picture of Franz Ferdinand. He was the Archduke of Austria before world war I. He was assassinated on June 28, 1914. This is a major event that sparked world war I. Gavrilo Princip, Habsburg Austria, Franz Ferdinand, Austrian Empire, Knights Of Columbus, Latin Mass, Austro Hungarian, European Royalty, James Dean

Today ‘Archduke Ferdinand’ (as he is often incorrectly known) is probably one of the best known yet least understood royal figures of the 20th Century. Most people have heard of him but only because it was his assassination which caused the spark that ignited the powder keg of World War One. He was, however, a much more far-sighted man than he is often given credit for and, in many ways, he seemed to sense the calamity that was approaching Europe and which would overtake it upon his death…

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