day. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Not only was Franz murdered‚ but so was his wife Sophie‚ Duchess of Hohenberg. They were assassinated by a young man named Bosnian Serb which set off a chain of events that leaded to the start of World War One. To many people it was known as the Great War and seemed to have come out of the blue. Franz’s assassination was the start to it all. Franz Ferdinand was the eldest son of Carl Ludwig and the brother of Emperor Franz Josef. Franz was born in Austria
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the following: "Gavrilo Princip saw the oppressed position of the Serbs in Austria-Hungary‚ and‚ under the influence of blindness‚ imagined that it was possible to change
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Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary was born into the house of Habsburg in 1830. He was the oldest of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria. After his father relinquished his crown in 1848‚ Joseph had to become Emperor at the age of 18. He was the last of the Habsburg family to rule over Austria‚ after over 750 years. Right after rising to be Emperor of Austria‚ he lost the war to the French in the same year. He became King of Hungary in 1867‚ though later on‚ due to pressures he turned the two into Austria-Hungary
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Alexis Boley Richards 2/6/2013 The Illusionist An elegant story of art‚ affairs‚ and politics‚ The Illusionist is a tale about magic and true love. Set in early 20th century Vienna‚ a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing. Writer and director Neil Burger elegantly directs this piece based off of the short story Eisenheim the Illusionist by Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Millhauser. The Illusionist is a true love story of smoke and mirrors and intelligently
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Franz Joseph Haydn is a composer who elevates the purposes and accomplishment of the Classical period. Possibly his greatest achievement was the fact that he established and advanced in many perceptive ways and the most significant organized notion in the memoir of music. He was a perfectionist in the set of expectations regarded as sonata form which made a massive impact. In As many as hundreds of sonatas‚ stringed quartets and symphonies‚ Franz broke both new ground and supplied durable models
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Franz Joseph Haydn was born in Rohrau‚ Austria on March 31‚ 1732. Mr. Haydn was a singer at St. Stephen’s Cathedral choir in Vienna. He later learned to play the violin and keyboard. After leaving the choir he taught violin to make money while studying counterpoint and harmony. Haydn soon became an assistant to composer Nicola Porpora in exchange for lessons. In 1761‚ he became court musician at the palace of the influential Esterházy family where he financially support himself for nearly 30 years
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before the family left Austria. Maria did not marry Georg von Trapp because she was in love with him. As she said in her autobiography Maria‚ she fell in love with the children at first sight‚ not their father. When he asked her to marry him‚ she was not sure if she should abandon her religious calling but was advised by the nuns to do God’s will and marry Georg After a prolonged period of economic stagnation‚ political dictatorship‚ and intense Nazi propaganda inside Austria‚ German troops entered
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FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Dear President Schneider : On behalf of the great Franz Joseph Haydn‚ I write this letter of recommendation to support the admission of a great composer into the International Enlightenment Society. In order for a musician to be eligible for your society‚ I understand that he must embody the characteristics of the Enlightenment and more specifically‚ as a composer‚ his music must possess the characteristics of the Classical period. I assure you that what you will find
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Austria Austria is said to ba a beautiful country‚ with the quality of life which is very high in Austria. Austria’s capital ranks as one of the most attractive cities world wide. In Austria‚ there is a place called Vienna‚ which is the capital of Austria‚ and its history goes way back to roman times. Many cities in Europe are based on Romen military settlement called Vindobona. Another city in Austria is Salzburg‚ the birth place of the town could be set in the year 696 when the missionary
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In my opinion‚ Austria-Hungary should be blamed the most for the outbreak of World War One due to the fact that first‚ Austria-Hungary took over Bosnia and blamed Bosnians for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Secondly‚ Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia due to their agreement with only two terms of the ultimatum. Lastly‚ Austria-Hungary decided to cooperate with Germany for war preparation‚ which ended up with the the major involvement of Germany and other European countries as
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