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I must note that His Imperial and Royal Highness, Archduke Friedrich, Commander-in-Chief of the Balkan Armed Forces, as well as the Chief of the General Staff, have opposed the issuance of the war declaration. Nonetheless, we have decided not to oppose the declaration being made tomorrow morning. With the utmost reverence, Vienna, July 27, 1914.
Franz Ferdinand had to wait as his own speech, still wet with blood from being in the damaged car, was brought to him. To the prepared text he added a few remarks about the day's events thanking the people of Sarajevo for their ovations "as I see in them an expression of their joy at the failure of the attempt at assassination."
Ferdinand I, Archduke of Austria, 1516–1527, brother Felipe, Prince of Asturias, 1527–1555, son Carlos I: Ferdinand I, Archduke of Austria: Brother 14 March 1516 Brother became joint monarch with their mother 21 May 1527 Son born to king Leonor, Queen Dowager of Portugal, 1516–1526, sister Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, 1526–1527 ...
"When all usefulness is over, when one is assured of an unavoidable and imminent death, it is the simplest of human rights to choose a quick and easy death in place of a slow and horrible one." [21] [23] — Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American humanist and writer (17 August 1935), in her suicide note
Born on 4 December 1571 at the Royal Alcázar of Madrid, Ferdinand was the eldest child of Philip II and Anne of Austria. [1] [2] His mother was Philip II's niece and fourth wife. [3] [4] His elder half-brother, Don Carlos, had died in 1568, which meant that he was the new heir-apparent at birth and therefore Prince of Asturias.
Ferdinand Sánchez (1029-1065), who continued to serve as count of Castile after he became king Ferdinand I of León. [ c ] On his death, Castile was elevated to a kingdom for his firstborn son, Sancho, who ruled as Sancho II of Castile .
Prince of Asturias 1545–1568: Philip III of Spain 1578–1621: Rudolf II HRE 1552–1612: Ernest of Austria 1553–1595: Matthias HRE 1557–1619: Maximilian III Archduke of Austria 1558–1618: Albert VII Archduke of Austria 1559–1621: Wenceslaus Archduke of Austria 1561–1578: Andrew Margrave of Burgau 1558–1600: Charles Margrave of ...
John, Prince of Asturias and Girona (Spanish: Juan; 30 June 1478 – 4 October 1497) was the only son of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, and heir apparent to both their thrones for nearly his entire life.