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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.
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Where was the archduke killed during world war 1?
Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia
What country controlled the city of Sarajevo during world war 1?
bosnia which was part of austria-hungary
What event launched world war 1?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo in 1914
Whose death triggered World War 1?
Archduke Ferdinand
What systems and events led to the outbreak of the First world war in Europe?
The asassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
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