Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Archduchess Sophie of Austria moments before they were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on 28th June, 1914. The Archduke and his wife, Sofie, were on a state visit to ...
In June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot dead - along with his wife - in Sarajevo, Bosnia. He was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire. He was assassinated by an 18 year-old Bosnian ...
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to events that meant even if people didn’t want to fight, they had made promises which had to be kept. 28th July 1914 – Austria-Hungary ...