archduke franz ferdinand was the heir apparent of the austro-hungarian empire from 28 june 1914.
archduke franz ferdinand was the heir apparent of the austro-hungarian empire from 28 june 1914.
who was the heir apparent of the austro-hungarian empire from 28 june 1914?
archduke franz ferdinand
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on 13 november 1913, baron giesl von gieslingen was appointed austro-hungarian minister at belgrade and would play a key role the following year during the july crisis. on 28 june 1914, the austro-hungarian heir apparent archduke franz ferdinand was assassinated in sarajevo. on 23 july, he presented the austro-hungarian ultimatum to the serbian authorities with a 48-hour deadline. the instruction from foreign minister count von berchtold was to leave the country immediately should the serbian government not accept all the points of the ultimatum. the reply was delivered by the serbian prime minister pasic five minutes before the deadline expired on 25 july. as the serbian government did not accept all the points, baron giesl von gieslingen declared that diplomatic relations were broken off and left on a train half an hour later. on 28 july 1914, austria-hungary formally declared war with serbia and world war i had started. baron giesl von gieslingen's role during the july crisis has been much debated by historians over the years and some have criticised him for leaving belgrade too rapidly.
baron wladimir giesl von gieslingen