In 1914 Sarajevo was in the Austro-Hungarian Empire which had illegally annexed and occupied the former Ottoman and mainly Serbian populated province of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated.
the prince of Austria-Hungary was shot by a 19 year old who was part of the black hand a terrorist group who wanted to rebel against their ruler.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, in 1914 - sparking WWI.
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.
Arch-duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in sarajevo on the 28th of June 1914
hi, it happened in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia on the 28th June 1914 hope this helps xx
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated.
Sarajevo was the main city of Bosnia which, in 1914, was ruled by Serbia.
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Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 1914 June 28
Sarajevo was the main city of Bosnia which, in 1914, was ruled by Serbia.
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary (now the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina), on June 28, 1914, at about 11am.
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.
Murder of archduke Franz F erdinaand on 1914 june 28.
28th June 1914
On 28 June 1914.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo 1914 June 28 that ultimately caused world war 1.