The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

1914-06-28

The assassination that triggered World War I

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Gavrilo Princip

Assassin

Gavrilo Princip was a Bosnian Serb member of the Black Hand organization. He assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, triggering the events that led to World War I.

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Austrian Archduke

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, by Gavrilo Princip sparked the beginning of World War I.

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Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg

Wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, was the wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. She was assassinated alongside her husband in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, by Gavrilo Princip.

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