Difference between revisions of "Franz Ferdinand"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(It was a powder keg.) |
(tidied & assassin) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''Franz Ferdinand''', born on December 18 1863, was the [[archduke]] of [[Austria]] | + | '''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]]. |
| − | |||
| − | |||
Revision as of 16:22, April 30, 2007
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.