Timeline of World War I

Timeline of Events Leading to World War I

1848 : Franz Josef crowned as Emperor of Austria

1867 : Franz Josef I , Emperor of Austria , crowned King of Hungary

1889 : Archduke Rudolf , son of Franz Josef I , commits suicide after murdering his teenage mistress Archduke Franz Ferdinand becomes heir to Franz Josef I

1898 : Elizabeth of Bavaria , wife of Franz Josef I , murdered in Geneva Switzerland by an Anarchist

1914 : June 28 - Franz Ferdinand , heir to Franz Josef I , and his wife assassinated during an official visit to Sarajevo , Bosnia-Herzegovina by Gavrilo

Princip leadership of Austro-Hungarian Empire assumed by General Franz Conrad von Htztzendorf , Chief of the Austrian General Staff

July 5 - Austrian ambassador to Germany gains support of Kaiser Wilhelm in the event that war erupts

July 20 - Austria draws up an ultimatum for Serbia with regard to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife

July 23 - Austria issues a 48-hour ultimatum to Serbia

July 25 -Russia issues preliminary mobilization s against Austria should Serbia be attacked France allies with Russia Serbia responds to ultimatum

July 26 - British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey proposes a general conference to deal with the impending crisis be held , but Austria refuses to attend

July 27 - France issues standby mobilization s Russia promised full diplomatic support from Britain by Sir Edward Grey

July 28 - Austria declares war on Serbia

July 29 - Belgrade attacked

July 30 - Russian army mobilized

July 31 - Germany issues Russia a 12-hour ultimatum Germany refuses to provide a statement guaranteeing...