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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, happened on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo. They were shot dead by Gavrilo Princip.

Assassination of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
Assassination illustrated in the Italian newspaper Domenica del Corriere, 12 July 1914 by Achille Beltrame
Location Near the Latin Bridge, Sarajevo (43°51′29″N 18°25′44″E / 43.857917°N 18.42875°E / 43.857917; 18.42875)
Date 28 June 1914
Perpetrator Gavrilo Princip

Princip was one of a group of seven assassins (five from Serbia and one from Bosnia) from the Black Hand secret society. The political reason for the assassination was to break off Austria-Hungary's South Slav provinces so they could be combined into a new country, Greater Serbia.

This led to the outbreak of war in Europe at the end of July 1914.[1] Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Both country's allies became involved in the war.

Assassination Of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria Media

  • Chart of the assassination in Sarajevo. Note that it may not be entirely accurate because of the lack of accuracy of the chart it is based on.

  • Photograph of the Archduke and his wife emerging from the Sarajevo Town Hall to board their car, a few minutes before the assassination

  • Gavrilo Princip outside the courthouse

  • Route of the assassins from Belgrade to Sarajevo

  • Route of the weapons from Belgrade to Sarajevo

  • The 1911 Gräf & Stift 28/32 PS Double Phaeton in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was riding at the time of his assassination, Museum of Military History, Vienna (2003)

  • A map annotated with the events of 28 June 1914, from an official report

  • A map showing the route of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's motorcade

  • Arrest of a suspect in Sarajevo during the aftermath of the assassination[2]

  • Princip's FN Model 1910 pistol, displayed at the Museum of Military History, Vienna, 2009

References


  1. ↑ "First World War.com Primary Documents: Archduke Franz Ferdinand's Assassination, 28 June 1914". 2002-11-03. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  2. ↑ Butcher 2014, p. 277; Many sources describe this picture as showing Princip being arrested, but modern historians believe that the man was a bystander named Ferdinand Behr.

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