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Apr 2, 2014 · The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand gave the hardliners in Austria-Hungary the opportunity to take action against Serbia and put an end to their fight for independence. In July...
Jun 26, 2014 · The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. On the eve of the assassination’s centennial, find out how a teenage Serbian nationalist provided the spark for World War I. By: Jesse Greenspan...
Jul 3, 2019 · Known For: Ferdinand was the heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne; his assassination led to the outbreak of World War I. Also Known As: Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria; Born: December 18, 1863 in Graz, Austrian Empire; Parents: Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria and Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Jun 27, 2014 · The shot that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was fired a hundred years ago this weekend. The assassination in Sarajevo, on June 28, 1914, triggered World War I and...
Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Este, Austrian archduke whose assassination was the immediate cause of World War I. He and his wife, Sophie, were murdered by the Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, and a month later Austria declared war on Serbia.
Jun 28, 2018 · Gabrielle Kramer. 28 Jun 2018. In June 1914, the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, traveled to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo in his role as Inspector General of the Armed Forces.
Apr 16, 2018 · Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria, and his wife Sophie riding in an open carriage at Sarajevo shortly before their assassination. On June 28, the couple went to the capital city of Sarajevo to ...
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