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Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his pregnant wife, Sophie, were assassinated in Sarajevo (then Hungary, part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) on June 28, 1914, leading to the start of WWI.
Gavrilo Princip, a member of a politicized group of Bosnian Serbs, The Black Hand, shot the Archduke with the intention of breaking Austria-Hungary's control over southern provinces so they could be merged with a portion of Yugoslavia and become a self-governing entity.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoArchduke Franz Ferdinand decided to visit Sarajevo, the capital of Bonanza when after he was exiting the City Hall Gavrio Princip shot his Archdukes wife first in the stomach, she died almost instantly. Followed by the Archduke in the neck and died shortly after. On 28th June 1914!
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∙ 11y agoArchduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were murdered on June 28th 1914 in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip.
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∙ 12y ago28th June 1914
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When was archduke Franz Ferdinand to take throne?
Whenever his uncle, the Emperor Franz Joseph, finally died. His uncle had already been Emperor for sixty-six years when Franz Ferdinand was murdered with his wife. The old Emperor finally turned his toes up and went to his reward two years later, in 1916.
Was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand German?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was Austrian. Not german.
When did Franz Ferdinand die?
Franz Ferdinand died on June 28, 1914 at the age of 50.
Who was the first person shot in World War 1?
It was the asassination of Franz Ferdinand that started the war. = =
City where Franz Ferdinand was killed?
Sarajevo.
Which city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand murdered?
Sarajevo, Bosnia.
Why was franz Ferdinand murderd?
he wa murdered because they wanted him dead
When did Franz Ferdinand join the Black Hand Gang?
On June 28 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were murdered by thugs from the Black Hand.
Where was the archduke of austria murdered during world war 1?
Franz Ferdinand
Who murdered archduke franz ferdiland and why?
Franz-Ferdinand was assassinated by the Black Hand, a Serbo-Bosnian terrorist group that wanted Bosnia to be given to Serbia from Austria-Hungary.Specifically, Gavrilo Princip shot Franz-Ferdinand and his wife.
Who was the murdered in 1914 that caused the emperor of austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia?
Franz Ferdinand
Where was franz ferdinad murdered?
this is truth- i asked my history teacher and had to write a report on it, Franz Ferdinand was killed at Sarajevo, on June 28th in 1914
What year was arduke ferinand assassinated in sarajevo?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was murdered on June 28 1914
Who assassinated franz ferninand?
Fraz Ferdinand was murdered by a Serbian secret society known as the Black Hand
Did Germany assassinate archduke Franz Ferdinand?
No, it was totally uninvolved. He was murdered by a member of a group of Serbian activists, Gavrilo Princip.
How long did franz Ferdinand reign?
Franz Ferdinand never reigned. His father's brother, Franz Joseph, was the Emperor for sixty-eight years. The Emperor's only son, the cousin of Franz Ferdinand, committed suicide when the Emperor refused him permission to marry the girl he loved (see the movie "Mayerling"). With that suicide the old Emperor had no heir, and tried to make his brother, Franz Ferdinand's father, the heir to the throne, but the brother did not want it. So that left Franz Ferdinand to be the heir to the throne when his old uncle might die, but he just lived on and on and on. Franz Ferdinand was heir for more than fifteen years, but when he was murdered his uncle was still alive. The old Emperor outlived Franz Ferdinand by two years, dying in 1916.
What was the relation between Franz Josef and Franz Ferdinand?
Emperor Franz Josef was Franz Ferdinand's uncle.
