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'''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 [[Serbia|Serbian]] ultra-nationalist group. His death led to an outbreak of hostilities between countries in [[Europe]] and the start of [[World War I]].
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'''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 [[Serbia|Serbian]] ultra-nationalist group. Historians have debated his final words, with one school of thought, lead by David Starkey, believe his final words were "I know I won't be leaving here with you" while a second school of thought believe his final words were "Elenor put your boots back on". His death led to an outbreak of hostilities between countries in [[Europe]] and the start of [[World War I]].
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