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Author : Lawrance, W Category : 1914, History
Tags : Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary, France, Gavrilo Pricip, Germany, Russia, Sarajevo, Serbia, treaties
On 28th June 1914, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie were assassinated during a state visit to Sarajevo. Their murderer, Gavrilo Princip, although born in the Empire of Austria-Hungary, was also a Serb. Austria-Hungary, therefore, used the assassination as an excuse to issue the Serbian government with a […]
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