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He died in what was technically a "province" of Austria-Hungary, actually the disputed Balkan region known as Bosnia and Herzegovina. Though still nominally a part of the Turkish Empire, it had been ceded under the Congress of Berlin.
When Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated on June 28, 1914, they were visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina (which had been occupied by Austria-Hungary in 1878 after 400 years under the Ottoman Empire). The separatists who killed him wanted to form an independent Slavic state, and were encouraged and armed by Serbia.
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In world war 1 Who is the leader assassinated in 1914?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914 by terrorist.
Was Archduke Franz Ferdinand president?
Not president, Archduke
Talambuhay ni archduke francis Ferdinand?
sino si archduke franz ferdinand
Where archduke was killed?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was Assassinated in Serbia.
Who was the killer of Franz Ferdinand?
The killer of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was Gavrilo Princip.
