![]() ![]() Their remains lie in their castle in Artstettin, Austria. He was succeeded by his grandnephew Charles I & IV. Because they had insisted on being buried together, they were not given an imperial funeral, and were not buried in the imperial crypt in Vienna. The Emperor died in 1916, after ruling his domains for almost 68 years. His larger coffin was elevated above hers. In death, the couple were treated as in life. Neither Emperor Franz Joseph not the Archduke's brothers attended the couple's wedding.īecause Franz Ferdinand traveled to Bosnia-Herzegovina for military maneuvers in his capacity of inspector general of the armed forces, his wife was able to travel with him and be received as she would not have been in Vienna. But because of Franz Ferdinand’s ill health in the 1890s, his younger brother Otto was regarded as more likely to succeed, a possibility that deeply embittered Franz Ferdinand. Maximilian, in full Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, (born July 6, 1832, Vienna, Austriadied June 19, 1867, near Querétaro, Mex. At imperial events, the couple were separated. The death of the heir apparent, Archduke Rudolf, in 1889 made Franz Ferdinand next in succession to the Austro-Hungarian throne after his father, who died in 1896. She would not share her husband's rank, nor be treated as his equal. Only in 1898, when doctors declared Franz Ferdinand disease-free, was the title conferred. ![]() Emperor Franz Joseph tried to dissuade the Archduke from marrying Countess Sophie Chotek, but eventually allowed the marriage on the condition that it be morganatic: their children would not be heirs to the throne. Franz Ferdinand was so ill that the court began grooming his younger and more likable brother Otto Franz, Archduke of Austria (1865-1906) for the throne. In the eyes of the Habsburg court, the Archduke had married beneath his station - outside of the families that reigned or had reigned in Europe. Had he lived, Franz Ferdinand might well have acted to prevent war. He is buried at the Imperial Crypt at the Capuchin Church. This made him an enemy of those who sought a Serbia enlarged by Bosnia-Herzegovina.įranz Ferdinand had a poor relationship with Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Chief of Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army. Archduke Franz Karl died in Vienna in 1878, six years after the death of his wife. His assassination in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina by Garvilo Princip on June 28, 1914, led to Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia one month later.įranz Ferdinand favored a policy towards Bosnia-Herzegovina which might have led to greater autonomy, such as that enjoyed by Hungary, and assuaged anti-Austro-Hungarian sentiment in the province. The nephew of Kaiser Franz Joseph, Franz Ferdinand became heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary after the suicide of his cousin Franz Joseph's son, and the death of his father, the emperor's brother. O, edles Reis aus Habsburgs möcht 'gern Stämme ![]()
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