930098 Archduke Franz Ferdinand after the Hunt, Sri Lanka c.1892 (b/w photo) by Austrian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting trip during the world tour undertaken by the future heir to the Austrian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Franz Ferdinand (1863 ??1914) was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia, and from 1889 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary\'s declaration of war against Serbia. This caused the Central Powers (including Germany and Austria-Hungary) and the Allies of World War I to declare war on each other, starting World War I.); Prismatic Pictures ; Austrian, out of copyright.