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  1. 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
  2. Franz Ferdinand*18.12.1863-28.06.1914+Archduke of Austria-EsteCrown Prince of Austria-HungaryAssassination in Sarajevo: The arrest of Gavrilo Princip after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - 06.28.1914(according to foto historian Anton H

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  4. May 6, 2010 · On the 28th of June, 1914, Sarajevo found itself in the epicenter of world politics. Gavrilo Princip, an 18-year-old student, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir apparent to the Austro ...

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  5. 1. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was an Austrian royal, a nephew of Emperor Franz Josef and the heir to his throne. 2. The archduke was intelligent, worldly and liberal-minded, which set him at odds with his conservative family. 3. In June 1914 Ferdinand was touring Sarajevo, Bosnia, when he fell victim to a terrorist gang of Serbian nationalists. 4.

  6. 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 changed the ...

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  7. Apr 2, 2014 · QUICK FACTS. Name: Ferdinand. Birth Year: 1863. Birth date: December 18, 1863. Birth City: Graz. Birth Country: Austria. Gender: Male. Best Known For: Franz Ferdinand's assassination on June 28 ...

  8. Signature. Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria [a] (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. [2] His assassination in Sarajevo was the most immediate cause of World War I . Franz Ferdinand was the eldest son of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, the younger brother of ...