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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.
May 6, 2010 · Gavrilo Princip, an 18-year-old student, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This act triggered a chain of events of global magnitude.
The start of World War I, the so-called "Great War" of 1914 to 1918, was triggered when a teenage Serbian revolutionary shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the presumptive heir to the...
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View historical footage and photographs surrounding Gavrilo Princip's assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: historical footage and photographs.
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•View historical footage and photographs surrounding Gavrilo Princip's assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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•Causes and start of World War I
NARRATOR: The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in June 1914 by the Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip at Sarajevo, gave start to World War I.
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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand is considered the most immediate cause of World War I. [35] After his death, Archduke Karl became the heir presumptive of Austria-Hungary. Franz Ferdinand was buried with his wife Sophie in Artstetten Castle, Austria.
Jun 27, 2014 · The Latin Bridge in Sarajevo ends at the street corner where Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, on June 28, 1914. Elvis...
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Jun 28, 2023 · On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was assassinated during a visit to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia. The day was already a significant one.
