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1. www.biography.com › political-figures › franz-ferdinandFranz Ferdinand - Assassination, WW1 & Death - Biography

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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...

2. www.history.com › news › the-assassination-of-archduke-franz-ferdinandThe Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand | HISTORY

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   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...

3. www.thoughtco.com › archduke-franz-ferdinand-105514Biography of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria - ThoughtCo

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   Jul 3, 2019 · 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; Died: June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary; Spouse: Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (m. 1900–1914)

4. www.npr.org › 2014/06/27 › 325516359A Century Ago In Sarajevo: A Plot, A Farce And A Fateful Shot

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   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...

5. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › archduke-ferdinand-assassinatedAustria's Archduke Ferdinand assassinated | June 28, 1914 | ...

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   Feb 9, 2010 · Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are shot to death by a Bosnian Serb nationalist during an official visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. The...

6. www.nytimes.com › cp › obituariesFranz Ferdinand, Whose Assassination Sparked a World War

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   Jun 28, 2016 · Princip, a Serbian nationalist enraged by the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Austro-Hungarian empire, had assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, presumptive heir to that...

7. www.theworldwar.org › learn › about-wwiJune 28, 1914 | National WWI Museum and Memorial

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   At around 11 a.m. today, two shots rang out from a street corner in the center of this city, mortally wounding the archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Sophie the Duchess of Hohenberg, his wife. A suspect, a 19-year old Bosnian-Serb named Gavrilo Princip, was apprehended.