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Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophia on June 28, 1914.

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The Austro-Hungarian Empire was the country of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination set off WW I.

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Ferdinand? Graz, Austria

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Q: Who was the Archduke of Austria whose assassination led to World War 1?
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Whose assassination started World War 1when was he assassinated what country was he from?

It was the Archduke Franz (or Francis) Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia, 28 June 1914. .


Whose assassination sparked the start of the First World War?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand.


Whose Assassination Caused World War 2?

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.


Who was the emperor of Austria and Hungary?

If you're talking about Austria-Hungary and the one whose death started World War I, that would be Archduke Franz Ferdinand. During World War II, considering that it started in 1939, Austria was already a part of Nazi Germany, making Hitler the leader of Austria (and all other German countries excluding Switzerland and Liechtenstein). Not sure who was in charge of Hungary during this time...


How did the assassination of archduke franz lead so many nation into war?

As the prelude to and primary cause of World War I, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife initiated a step-by-step outbreak of the war in several decisive ways. For one thing, it inflamed the nationalistic fervor of many European nations, which justified war as necessary for glory or at least security. For another thing, it activated the alliance-system in an unforeseen fashion: nations whose own integrity was not threatened by the results of the assassination soon declared war simply for the sake of honoring their alliance-agreements with other nations that had become involved.