1. archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914); [syn: Francis Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Franz Ferdinand
n 1: archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I;
his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of
World War I (1863-1914) [syn: Francis Ferdinand, Franz
Ferdinand]