E326: A Butcher, a Tailor & an Emperor walk into a Bar

About this episode

The episode discusses an assassination attempt on Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria by a Hungarian tailor in 1853.

In 1853, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria goes for one of his regular walks in Vienna. It’s something he does often enough that people know where to find him, and on that day, someone does. A young Hungarian tailor named János Libényi steps forward and tries to stab the emperor in the neck. The attack doesn’t go as planned, the emperor survives, and within seconds, two men step in and stop it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• assassination attempt
• Austrian history
• 19th century
• Emperor Franz Joseph I
• Hungarian tailor
• true crime

Keywords

• assassination
• Franz Joseph I
• Vienna
• János Libényi
• history
• true crime
• 1853

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Vienna

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