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'''Gavrilo Princip''' was a 19-year old Serbian nationalist whose assassination of the Archduke [[Franz Ferdinand]] and his wife in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914 sparked [[World War I]]. Princip, who was the member of a terrorist group known as the Black Hand, died in prison less than four years later.
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'''Gavrilo Princip''' (1894–1918) was a 19-year-old [[Serbian]] nationalist. His assassination of the Archduke [[Franz Ferdinand]], heir to the throne of the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]], and his wife in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, sparked [[World War I]]. Princip, who was a member of a terrorist group known as the [[Black Hand]], died in prison less than four years later from tuberculosis brought on by poor conditions.
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Princip was an [[Atheism|Atheist]].<ref>http://www.srpskoblago.org/serbian-history/gavrilo-princip-and-patrick-pearse-nationalism-patriotism-and-rebellion-a-comparison.html</ref>
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== Early life ==
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Gavrilo was the son of Marija and Petar Princip. He was born on July 25, 1894, in Obljaj.
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== Imprisonment ==
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Gavrilo was imprisoned in the Terezin Fortress until his death on April 28, 1918; his death was caused by tuberculosis brought on by poor conditions.
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[[Category:World War I]]
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[[Category:Serbia]]
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[[Category:Serbian People]]

Latest revision as of 06:13, September 6, 2026

Gavrilo Princip (1894–1918) was a 19-year-old Serbian nationalist. His assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, sparked World War I. Princip, who was a member of a terrorist group known as the Black Hand, died in prison less than four years later from tuberculosis brought on by poor conditions.

Gavrilo Princip

Born July 25, 1894
Obljaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Died April 28, 1918
Terezin Fortress, Czech Republic

Princip was an Atheist.[1]

Early life

Gavrilo was the son of Marija and Petar Princip. He was born on July 25, 1894, in Obljaj.

Imprisonment

Gavrilo was imprisoned in the Terezin Fortress until his death on April 28, 1918; his death was caused by tuberculosis brought on by poor conditions.

References