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Franz Ferdinand (Royalty)

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The Resume

    (December 18, 1863-June 28, 1914)
    Nephew of Franz Josef, Emperor of Austria-Hungary
    Served in the Austro-Hungarian Army
    (1883)
    Reached the rank of general (1896)
    Became heir to the throne after the death of both the emperor's son and brother (Franz's father)
    Married Sophie von Chotkovato (1899)
    Inspector General, Austro-Hungarian Army (1913)
    Targeted for assassination by the Black Hand, a Serbian organization that feared Ferdinand would make Serbian independence more difficult
    Traveled in cars to Sarajevo for an official visit
    His driver managed to get his car away from a hand grenade thrown at him
    Two other members of the procession and about twelve bystanders were injured
    Later shot, along with his wife, when his convoy took a wrong turn
    Last words were 'It is nothing'
    Died shortly afterwards at the Governor's residence

Why he might be annoying:

    His assassination caused Austria-Hungary to invade Serbia, igniting the First World War.
    The man who shot him, Gavrilo Princip, was not aiming his gun and hit him right through the jugular vein by luck.
    Princip was actually on the wrong road and would have completely missed him if he had taken the right one.
    He got his wife killed as well as himself.
    He became heir to the throne only because the two previous ones died.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His assassination was not really incited by any misdeeds (it was political).
    He was shot while going to the hospital to see the victims of the earlier attack.
    He said of his wife, 'Soph is a treasure, I am indescribably happy. She looks after me so much, I am doing wonderfully.'
    Namesake for a rock band.

Credit: Wang


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 38 Votes: 26.32% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 23 Votes: 13.04% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 63 Votes: 65.08% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 49 Votes: 48.98% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 69 Votes: 49.28% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 48.28% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 53 Votes: 41.51% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 83 Votes: 49.40% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 421 Votes: 73.87% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 254 Votes: 44.09% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 286 Votes: 52.10% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 157 Votes: 53.50% Annoying