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On 28th June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his morganatic wife, Sophie Chotek, were shot dead in broad daylight on a crowded street in Sarajevo. The murder of a relatively unknown archduke in a remote Bosnian city might well have been quickly forgotten were it not for the fact that this... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand: The heir to the Austrian throne .
- Kaiser Wilhelm II: Add a description of this character.
- Tsar Nicholas II
- Marie of Roumania
- Archduke Karl of Austria
- Tsar Nicholas
- Sophie Chotek: Morganatic wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
- Moltke
- Sazonov
- Bethmann
- Berchtold
- Maximilian
- Potiorek
- Rudolf
- Zita
- Alexei
- Redl
- Nicky
- George
- Kinsky
- Hoyos
- Alix
- Reid
- Heinrich
- Hartwig
- Bismarck
- Sissi
- Dona
- Fredericks
- Montenuovo
- Carol
- Sergei
- Edward Vii
- Morsey
- Bilinski
- Albert
- Pasic
- Jaroslav
- Clam-martinic
- James
- Bertie
- Krobatin
- Kaiser Wilhelm
- Emperor Franz Josef
Quotes edit
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“"Bonds of friendship, bonds of kinship and bonds of kingship..." he smiled.”
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“"I firmly believe that there are forces at work, not only here in Austria but right across Europe, who would willingly dispense with monarchs that they might seize power for themselves.”
Archduke Franz Ferdinand -
“If it were possible to remove the Crown Prince, who was popular and loved by the people, wouldn't it be convenient to remove an unpopular archduke whom few outside his immediate family would mourn?”
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Setting & Locations edit
- Potsdam: Home of Kaiser Wilhelm II
- Vienna
- Austria
- Artstetten: An estate of Franz Ferdinand
- Russia
- East Prussia
- Serbia
- Europe
- Britain
- Belgrade
- Balkans
- Austria-hungary
- France
- Bosnia-herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Berlin
- Belgium
- Greece
- St. Petersburg
- England
- White Room
- Albania
- Konopischt
- Bad Ischl
- Japan
- Australia
- Italy
- Norway
- Vatican
- Germany
- Sarajevo: The city in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie were murdered
First Sentence edit
The dazzling reflection of the sun did nothing to lighten Archduke Franz Ferdinand's mood as he viewed himself in the full length mirror.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Shattered Crowns. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Christina M. Croft (Author)
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- Dewey: 813
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