Franz Ferdinand: The Man Whose Death Caused WWI

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Source/Further reading:

Habsburg biography: https://www.habsburger.net/en/chapter...
Sleepwalkers, Christopher Clark: https://www.amazon.com/Sleepwalkers-H...
Britannica Biography: https://www.britannica.com/biography/...
Profile of FF: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/w...
Weird facts about FF: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/8-...
Brief overview: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/...
Crown Prince Rudolf: https://www.habsburger.net/en/chapter...
Rudolf: https://www.britannica.com/biography/...
Mayerling Incident: http://www.historynaked.com/the-mayer...
1908 Bosnian Crisis: https://ww1.habsburger.net/en/chapter...
Excellent, in-depth account of the assassination in 1914: https://www.ft.com/content/293938b2-a...
WWI timeline: https://www.historyplace.com/worldhis...