WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What country was the Franz Ferdinand the Archduke of?
A
Germany
B
France
C
Austria-Hungary
D
Serbia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Archduke Franz Ferdinand was born in 1863 in Austria. In 1900, Ferdinand gave up his children’s rights to the throne in order to marry a lady-in-waiting. While in power, he attempted to restore Austro-Russian relations while maintaining an alliance with Germany. In 1914, a Serb nationalist assassinated him.

Detailed explanation-2: -Archduke (feminine: Archduchess; German: Erzherzog, feminine form: Erzherzogin) was the title borne from 1358 by the Habsburg rulers of the Archduchy of Austria, and later by all senior members of that dynasty.

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