The Archduke was Franz Ferdinand heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Him and his Wife Sophia were both killed as the were riding in a motor brigade in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. He was shot by a man named Gavrilo Princip, who was a member of the Black Hand, a Secret Serbia Terrorist group.The shooting and murder just gave reason for Austria to Attack Serbia. The reason for the shooting was a fear of even more change once Ferdinand had gained throne.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, which led to the outbreak of World War I ----
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The ArchDuke of Austria-Hungary
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
The Archduke of Austria-Hungary (and I assume you mean the one whose assassination sparked WWI) was named Franz Ferdinand.
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria triggered the start of the Great War (World War I)
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip.
Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophia on June 28, 1914.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered WW1.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was shot by Princip, who also killed his wife Sophie.
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
It was the Archduke Franz (or Francis) Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia, 28 June 1914. .
Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
None that I ever heard of but the asassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on June 18, 1914 started WW1 off with a bang.
Germany supported Austria-Hungary because they had been in an alliance since 1879. Additionally, Kaiser Wilhelm II (the ruler of Germany) was friends with Archduke Franz Ferdinand (the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne), whose assassination led to the outbreak of World War I. Wilhelm was surprised and angered by the murder of his friend, and he thought it was appropriate for Austria-Hungary to punish Serbia for it (some Serbian military officers had assisted in the assassination attempt).
The assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand of Austria.
Franz Ferdinand.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire was the country of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination set off WW I.
Austro-Hungarian monarch whose assassination ultimately led to the First World War.
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He was the Archduke of Austria whose assasination on the 28th of June 1914 in Sarajevo supplied the spark that ignited the First World War.