Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - Wikipedia
WEBThe assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand 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.
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand | HISTORY
WEBJun 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...
Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Este | Biography, Assassination …
WEBFranz 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 …
Franz Ferdinand - Assassination, WW1 & Death - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Famous Political Figures. Emperors. Franz Ferdinand's assassination on June 28, 1914, at the hand of a Serbian terrorist group the "Black Hand," led to the beginning of World War I....
Austria's Archduke Ferdinand assassinated | June 28, 1914 | HISTORY
WEBFeb 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...
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - Wikipedia
WEBArchduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His assassination in Sarajevo was the most immediate cause of World War I.
A Century Ago In Sarajevo: A Plot, A Farce And A Fateful Shot
WEBJun 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...
Gavrilo Princip | Shooting Franz Ferdinand, Black Hand,
WEBApr 24, 2024 · 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 Sarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28, 1914.
28 June 1914: Archduke Ferdinand and wife assassinated - BBC
WEBJun 28, 2014 · 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...
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - New World Encyclopedia
WEBOn June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead (while traveling in an open-topped car) in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Gavrilo Princip, one of a group of six assassins coordinated by Danilo Ilić.
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