| − | '''Franz Ferdinand''', born on December 18 1863, was the [[archduke]] of [[Austria]] up until his death on June 28, [[1914]]. His cryptic last words ("I know I won't be leaving here with you") baffle historians to this day. His death led to an outbreak of hostilities between countries in [[Europe]] and the start of [[World War I]]. | + | '''Franz Ferdinand''', born on December 18 1863, was the [[archduke]] of [[Austria]] and heir to the Imperial crown of Austria-Hungary.On June 28, [[1914]] he was assassinated in Sarajevo, capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of [[Bosnia-Herzegovina]], by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand organisation, a [[Serbian]] ultra-nationalist group. Franz Ferdinand's cryptic last words ("I know I won't be leaving here with you") baffle historians to this day. His death led to an outbreak of hostilities between countries in [[Europe]] and the start of [[World War I]]. |