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The assassination was part of the reaction of slav nacionalists to the Austro-Hungrian anexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908. Their ultimate objective was to obtain a secession of slav provinces from the empire, and unification of southern slavs in a single country (later known as Yugoslavia). Since the anexation, the resistence to the Austro-Hungarian occupation organized meny other attacks to Austrian authorities. Franz Ferdinand and his wife were only the most famous victims.

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Ethnic Serbs wanted freedom from Bosnia, which the archduke ruled.

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Where were Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife shot at?

Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife were shot in Bosnia.


Who was behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife's?

Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Archduke and his wife with a pistol while the Archduke was in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina


What gun was used to kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

The Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were shot by Gavrilo Princip using a FN Browning model 1910 pistol. The particular pistol he used is believed to be a .32 caliber.


Where did archduke and wife get assassinated?

Sarajevo


Who killed archduke franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie?

Gavrilo Princip who was a member of a gang called "The Black Hand." He plotted with other gang members to kill the Archduke but when plans failed he went to eats a sandwhich. Ironically the motor vehicle carrying the Archduke and his wife Sophie had passed the sandwhich shop where Gavrilo then pulled out a pistol and shot them both.


Who killed Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie?

Gavrilo Princip who was a member of a gang called "The Black Hand." He plotted with other gang members to kill the Archduke but when plans failed he went to eats a sandwhich. Ironically the motor vehicle carrying the Archduke and his wife Sophie had passed the sandwhich shop where Gavrilo then pulled out a pistol and shot them both.


Where was Archduke Ferdinand kill?

Sarajevo


Who Killed archduke Ferdinand wife get killed?

Gavrilo Princip and the black hand gang killed the archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie


Archduke Franz Ferdinand wife?

Sophie.


What is archduke ferdinand's wife called?

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Who was the assassin of the Archduke of Austria?

FerdinandGarvrilo Princip assassinated the archduke. He also murdered the archduke's wife, Sophie. Which is pretty sad if you ask me. Not that the murder of the archduke isn't sad either.


Who gunned the archduke Ferdinand and his wife?

Gavrilo Princip