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Apr 16, 2018 · The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand outraged Austria-Hungary. In June 1914, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie traveled to Bosnia—which had been annexed by Austria-Hungary ...
- Annette Mcdermott
Jun 28, 2014 · World War I, a century later 03:47. One hundred years ago today, the course of history changed in a single, violent instant. On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of the Austro-Hungarian ...
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Events leading to World War I. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand [a] was one of the key events that led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip.
- 28 June 1914; 109 years ago
Jun 27, 2014 · For Austria-Hungary, the assassination of the Habsburg archduke by a young and fanatical Serbian nationalist inevitably made the rulers in Vienna suspect that the authorities in Belgrade were ...
- Matthew Seligmann
Mar 4, 2024 · 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.
