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Gavrilo Princip (Serbian Cyrillic: Гаврило Принцип, pronounced [ɡǎʋrilo prǐntsip]; 25 July 1894 – 28 April 1918) was a Bosnian Serb student who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie, Duchess von Hohenberg, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.
May 29, 2024 · Gavrilo Princip, South Slav nationalist who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his consort, Sophie, Duchess von Hohenberg, at Sarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28, 1914, giving Austria-Hungary an excuse to open hostilities against Serbia, precipitating World War I.
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Jun 27, 2014 · A century ago this Saturday on a street corner in Sarajevo, Gavrilo Princip fired the shot that started World War I when he killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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A young Bosnian Serb nationalist, Princip's name is forever remembered as the man who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, which triggered the outbreak of World War I. Yet, beyond this infamous act, much of Princip's life remains ignored and misinterpreted.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand [a] was one of the key events that led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip.
How did a 19-year-old Bosnian-Serb youth change the world by killing the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914? Explore the different interpretations and legacies of his actions over the past century, from national liberation to ethnic conflict.
Jun 26, 2014 · Gavrilo Princip was a Serbian nationalist who shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo in 1914. His act triggered World War I, the "Great War" of 1914 to 1918.
