Home > People > History > Austria and Hungary, History: Biographies

Topic:Graf von Leopold Berchtold

Visit our new topic page about Graf von Leopold Berchtold

Leopold Berchtold, Graf von

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

Leopold Berchtold, Graf von , 1863-1942, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister (1912-15). During the Balkan Wars he successfully worked for the creation of an independent Albania to block Serbian access to the Adriatic Sea. After the assassination (June 28, 1914) of Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Sarajevo, he directed the reckless policy that precipitated World War I. Although Serbia made a conciliatory reply to his harsh ultimatum, Berchtold pressed for full acceptance; he probably even magnified a border incident in order to secure Emperor Francis Joseph's signature to the declaration of war on Serbia.

Author not available, BERCHTOLD, LEOPOLD, GRAF VON., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

	Elevate your senses by visiting Lower Austria. The Boston Herald; 12/7/1997; Kahn, Robert M.; 656 words ; While grand cities such as Prague and Budapest are just short train trips from Vienna, for a truly Austrian holiday you'd be wise to explore the region just west of the capital, known as Lower Austria or Niederosterreich. Lower Austria - in the northeastern part of the country - has hilly vineyards Read more
	Book lines.(Books) The Birmingham Post (England); 10/14/2000; 632 words ; William Booth was gradually developing a strategy for establishing a permanent church of his own based on the moral needs (and ready availability) of the neglected poor. In How to Reach the Masses he drove home his message of salvation by sacrifice with examples of how evangelists had been treated Read more
	The Serbian Spark The Washington Post; 6/29/1999; 602 words ; Excerpts from "the first rough draft of history" as reported in The Washington Post on this date in the 20th century. The Balkans were as volatile at the beginning of the century as they are at the end. The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Bosnia by a Serbian Read more
	End of an Empire The Washington Post; 11/22/1999; 479 words ; ... waiting since early in the afternoon, when the emperor's condition had been officially declared to be "worse." Like wildfire the news spread, and the tolls of all the city churches, joining in a solemn chorus awakened Vienna's people to the fact that the long-expect ... Read more
	Aisle see you in church; Matthew is determined to sabotage Sadie's wedding and get his old flame back EMMERDALE FRIDAY ITV1, 7pm.(Features) Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 3/18/2006; 280 words ; Since Matthew was forced to stop seeing Sadie by his dad's harsh ultimatum, he's moped about the village feeling sorry for himself. However, when he bumped into his old flame and her fiancee recently, it seemed the scheming blonde had moved on and started planning her future without the businessman Read more
	Today in History Charleston Gazette; 6/28/2003; The Associated Press; 108 words ; On this date: * In 1778, "Molly Pitcher" (Mary Ludwig Hays) carried water to American soldiers at the Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth, N.J. * In 1914, Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Sofia, were assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serb nationalist - the event which triggered World Read more
	TODAY IN HISTORY The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 7/23/2001; 102 words ; The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 07-23-2001 TODAY IN HISTORY Date: 07-23-2001, Monday Section: LIFESTYLE / ENTERTAINMENT Edition: All Editions -- Two Star B, Two Star P, One Star B Column: TODAY IN HISTORY In 1914, Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia following the killing of Archduke Read more
	On This Day. The Birmingham Post (England); 6/28/2001; 190 words ; June 28, 1914: The Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were shot in Sarajevo, before the start of World War 1: Born in Graz, Australia, in 1863, Ferdinand was the eldest son of the archduke Charles Louis, who was the brother of the emperor Francis Joseph. When his father died in Read more
	Almanac Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 6/28/2002; ASSOCIATED PRESS; 121 words ; Today is Friday, June 28, the 179th day of 2002. There are 186 days left in the year. History highlights: On June 28, 1914, Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Sofia, were assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serb nationalist - the event which triggered World War I. On this date: In 1919, Read more
	Anniversaries.(Features) The Birmingham Post (England); 6/28/2004; 276 words ; On This Day: 1912: Thesuffragettes started a window-smashing campaign. 1914: Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian student, assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne. This set in motion a train of events that eventually led to the outbreak of World War I. 1949: Harrow was confirmed Read more