Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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.
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand | HISTORY
WEBJun 26, 2014 · 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...
Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Este | Biography ...
WEBAug 31, 2024 · Franz 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 month later Austria declared war on Serbia.
Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand assassinated - 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...
Franz Ferdinand - Assassination, WW1 & Death - Biography
WEBApr 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...
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - Wikipedia
WEBOn 28 June 1914, Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo by the 19-year-old Gavrilo Princip, a member of Young Bosnia.
A Century Ago In Sarajevo: A Plot, A Farce And A Fateful Shot
WEBOn June 28, 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked World War I. NPR's Ari Shapiro takes a tour of the city and learns the improbable story behind that shot heard round...
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, 1914
WEBJan 30, 2018 · The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. On Sunday June 28th, 1914, Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie traveled in a motorcade through Sarajevo; their car was open topped and there was little security. The would-be assassins positioned themselves at intervals along the route.
June 28, 1914 - National WWI Museum and Memorial
WEBAt 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.
28 June 1914: Archduke Ferdinand and wife assassinated - BBC
WEBJun 28, 2014 · Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie have died from gunshot wounds, an official has confirmed.