Why Was Archduke Killed
When It Was Learned That the Heir-Apparent to the Austrian Throne, Franz Ferdinand, Was Scheduled to Visit Sarajevo in June of 1914, the Black Hand Decided to...
When it was learned that the heir-apparent to the Austrian throne, Franz Ferdinand, was scheduled to visit Sarajevo in June of 1914, the Black Hand decided to assassinate him because of his perceived threat to Serbian independence.
Who shot Archduke Ferdinand and why?
A group of young nationalists hatched a plot to kill the archduke during his visit to Sarajevo, and after some missteps, 19-year-old Gavrilo Princip was able to shoot the royal couple at point-blank range, while they traveled in their official procession, killing both almost instantly.
Why did Gavrilo Princip hate Austria?
Wanting to destroy Austro-Hungarian rule in the Balkans and to unite the South Slav peoples into a federal nation, he believed that the first step must be the assassination of a member of the Habsburg imperial family or a high official of the government.
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