It was the spark that brought on World War 1.
The Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Ferdinand
the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie.
After a difficult relationship with his nephew, Franz Ferdinand, Franz Joseph allegedly told his daughter it was actually a relief from a great issue when Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. The two had a contentious relationship especially after Franz Ferdinand married a Czech countess, Sophie.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated, along with his wife Sophie, on June 28, 1914, while visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina (which was then under administration by Austria-Hungary). The assassination set off a chain of events that would lead to the start of World War I barely one month later.
The assassination was witnessed by numerous unsuspecting members of the public as well as Oskar Potiorek who was in the car during the assassination, and also the second target as opposed to Franz Ferdinand's wife, Sophie. Franz von Harrach, Ferdinand's bodyguard was also a witness to the assassination.
Became known as the spark that began World War 1.
Gavrilo princip is a Bosnian Serb who was responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie.
They were shot on June 28, 1914.
The assassination of archduke Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Sophie. Her full name was Sophie Maria Josephine Albina Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin
The event that triggered World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austro-Hungary on June 18, 1914 in Sarajevo.