Family: He was the eldest of son of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria ... she was assassinated along with Franz Ferdinand. They had three children. Franz Ferdinand began his military career at ...

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to events that meant even if people didn’t want to fight, they had made promises which had to be kept. 28th July 1914 – Austria-Hungary ...

While the underlying causes were numerous, historians generally accept that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was ...

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In June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot dead - along with his wife - in Sarajevo, Bosnia. He was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire. He was assassinated by an 18 year-old Bosnian ...