'''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]]. | '''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]]. |