If Ferdinand had a cape that magnificent, the history books would look a lot different today.
Dominarion on
I have serious doubts as to why Vienna let the heir go visit Sarajevo despite the known risks.
0hran- on
If you go back to 2 months before WW1.
Why would it not be a good idea. He was next to the throne, people see him positively because he wanted to provide greater autonomy and political power for minorities and slavs in the 2 kingdoms. He wanted to set up universal suferage and more broadly to centralise power to create a proper modern state.
So if you are the austro Hungarian emperor why would you not want to send a positive signal to minorities by asking your heir to the throne to inaugurate a museum into a marginalised region of your country?
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If Ferdinand had a cape that magnificent, the history books would look a lot different today.
I have serious doubts as to why Vienna let the heir go visit Sarajevo despite the known risks.
If you go back to 2 months before WW1.
Why would it not be a good idea. He was next to the throne, people see him positively because he wanted to provide greater autonomy and political power for minorities and slavs in the 2 kingdoms. He wanted to set up universal suferage and more broadly to centralise power to create a proper modern state.
So if you are the austro Hungarian emperor why would you not want to send a positive signal to minorities by asking your heir to the throne to inaugurate a museum into a marginalised region of your country?
His expressionless face its on point