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1914 - Franz Ferdinand escapes assassination attempt on his life by Serbians, asks the imperial government to go quietly on the issue to prevent strife with the Slavic peoples of Austria Hungary.

1916 - Franz Joseph dies, Franz Ferdinand becomes Emperor of Austria Hungary.

1917 - Hungarian separatists, unhappy with Franz Ferdinand's support for the formation of a Slavic Kingdom within the Empire and Universal Suffrage, assassinate Emperor Franz Ferdinand. Karl becomes Emperor. Beginning of the Hungarian uprising.
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