The heir to the Austrian and Hungarian thrones, Archduke Franz Ferdinand Hapsburg, visited Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina in June, 1914. This visit was to show that Austro-Hungarians did in fact rule the area. Members of the "Young Bosnia" group plotted to assassinate him.
In 1908, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was inspecting troops in the city of Sarajevo, which is located in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. This event is historically significant as it took place in the context of rising tensions in the Balkans and is often cited as a precursor to World War I. Sarajevo was also the site of his assassination in 1914, which directly triggered the war.
Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia
bosnia which was part of austria-hungary
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo in 1914
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Sarajevo.Bosnia, in the city of Sarajevo.
Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo
The event that triggered World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austro-Hungary on June 18, 1914 in Sarajevo.
Franz Ferdinand is famous because of the fact that his assassination triggered the beginning of the First World War. Franz Ferdinand was a heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary and he was assassinated in Sarajevo in the year 1914.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo 1914 June 28 that ultimately caused world war 1.
In 1914, Sarajevo was the site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, on June 28. This event was pivotal as it triggered a series of political crises that ultimately led to the outbreak of World War I. The assassination intensified existing tensions in Europe, particularly between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, and set off a chain reaction of alliances and declarations of war. The conflict reshaped global politics and had lasting impacts on the 20th century.
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Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by young Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It is believed to be the beginning of World War I.
In the event that triggered World War I, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 by a Serb, Gavrilo Princip, a nationalist/provocateur assassin.
it was jus a short term trigger there were many other reasons such as nationalism, militarism, alliances, industrialism, and colonialism
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on June 28, 1914, triggered World War I. He was killed by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the nationalist group known as the Black Hand, in Sarajevo. This event set off a chain reaction of alliances and tensions among European powers, ultimately leading to the outbreak of the war in July 1914.