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Jun 27, 2014 · On 28 June 1914 Gavrilo Princip shot and killed the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. A little over a month later Europe was ablaze. There was a direct connection ...
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. The shot that killed ...
Jul 17, 2018 · It would take only a single crisis—the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie Chotek by a young Bosnian Serb nationalist in Sarajevo ...
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 ...
Jun 28, 2014 · Summary. Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Duchess Sophie received fatal gunshot wounds, officials have confirmed. Questions being asked about security arrangements on royal tour. Archduke’s ...
Apr 24, 2024 · April 28, 1918, Theresienstadt, Austria (aged 23) Gavrilo Princip (born July 25 [July 13, Old Style], 1894, Obljaj, Bosnia—died April 28, 1918, Theresienstadt, Austria) was a South Slav nationalist who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his consort, Sophie, Duchess von Hohenberg (née Chotek), at ...
Jun 28, 2023 · 28 Jun 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. For the archduke, it marked his wedding anniversary and a rare time that the emperor would allow him to be seen in public with his ...
