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Remembered by the Serbian people as "The Liberator", and also known as Old King, advocated a constitutional setup for the country and was famous for his libertarian politics. His rule was marked with great exercise of political liberties, freedom of press, national, economical and cultural rise. Fought during the Balkan wars and the first part of WWI

Remembered by the Serbian people as "The Liberator", and also known as Old King, advocated a constitutional setup for the country and was famous for his libertarian politics. His rule was marked with great exercise of political liberties, freedom of press, national, economical and cultural rise. Fought during the Balkan wars and the first part of WWI

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Remembered by the Serbian people as "The Liberator", and also known as Old King, advocated a constitutional setup for the country and was famous for his libertarian politics. His rule was marked with great exercise of political liberties, freedom of press, national, economical and cultural rise. Fought during the Balkan wars and the first part of WWI

Peter I

Kaiser of Germany at the time of the First World War reigning from 1888-1918. He pushed for a more aggressive foreign policy by means of colonies and a strong navy to compete with Britain. His actions added to the growing tensions in pre-1914 Europe.

Wilhelm II

Emperor of Austria-Hungary troubled by nationalism during his entire reign. He concluded the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, which granted greater autonomy to Hungary and transformed the Austrian Empire into the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary. He ruled peacefully for the next 45 years, but personally suffered the tragedies of the execution of his brother, the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico in 1867, the suicide of his only son and heir-apparent, Crown Prince Rudolf, in 1889, the assassination of his wife, Empress Elisabeth ("Sisi"), in 1898, and the assassination of his nephew and heir-presumptive, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, in 1914.

Franz Josef (Francis Joseph)

Franz Josef (Francis Joseph)

Emperor of Austria-Hungary troubled by nationalism during his entire reign. He concluded the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, which granted greater autonomy to Hungary and transformed the Austrian Empire into the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary. He ruled peacefully for the next 45 years, but personally suffered the tragedies of the execution of his brother, the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico in 1867, the suicide of his only son and heir-apparent, Crown Prince Rudolf, in 1889, the assassination of his wife, Empress Elisabeth ("Sisi"), in 1898, and the assassination of his nephew and heir-presumptive, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, in 1914.

King of the United Kingdom, grandson of Queen Victoria. On 4 August 1914 the King declared war with Germany. From 1914 to 1918, Britain and its allies were at war with the Central Powers, led by the German Empire. The German Kaiser Wilhelm II, who for the British public came to symbolize all the horrors of the war, was the King's first cousin.

George V

Last Emperor of all Russia 1894-1917. During his reign, Russia embarked on a series of reforms including the introduction of civil liberties, literacy programs, state representation, and initiatives to modernize the empire's infrastructure.Ultimately, this progress was undermined by his commitment to autocratic rule, oppressive policies pursued by his regime, and crushing defeats in the Russo-Japanese War and World War I. He, his wife Alexandra, and German Emperor Wilhelm II were all first cousins of King George V of the United Kingdom.

Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov

Heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His assassination in Sarajevo is considered the most immediate cause of World War I.

Franz Ferdinand

The assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, a member of the Black Hand

Gavrilo Princip

Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary by marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I. She came to develop a deep kinship with Hungary, and helped to bring about the dual monarchy of Austria–Hungary in 1867.

Empress Elisabeth (Sissi)

The only son and third child of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Elisabeth of Bavaria. He was heir apparent to the Imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from birth. In 1889, he died in a suicide pact with his mistress, Mary Freiin von Vetsera, at the Mayerling hunting lodge

Rudolf, Crown Prince

(1 March 1868 – 28 June 1914) was the wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Their assassination in Sarajevo sparked a series of events that eventually led to World War I.

Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg

Empress of Russia as the spouse of Nicholas II—the last ruler of the Russian Empire—from their marriage on 26 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March 1917. She and her immediate family were all killed while in Bolshevik captivity in 1918, during the Russian Revolution.

Alexandra Feodorovna