Francis Ferdinand

We waited at the Latin Bridge in Sarajevo for Austria's heir presumptive, Francis Ferdinand.

Lord Weidenfeld of Chelsea: On Turning 90 2009

The two of them together in Iraq would have been the biggest security debacle since Francis Ferdinand decided to tour Bosnia in 1914.

Obama To Visit Iraq Before The Election 2009

In the postings being released this week, one theme emerges: while the absence of any single political event would not have changed history much (if Gavrilo Princip hadn't shot Archduke Francis Ferdinand to start World War I, something else would have), the absence of certain inventions would have produced a world far different from the one we inherited.

The Power Of Big Ideas 2008

Charles became heir to the throne of the Austro‑Hungarian Empire on June 28, 1914, following the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand.

Charles of Austria de Brantigny........................ 2007

Charles became heir to the throne of the Austro‑Hungarian Empire on June 28, 1914, following the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand.

Archive 2007-10-21 de Brantigny........................ 2007

The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, at Sarajevo on June 28 by a member of a secret society of Serbian nationalists provided the chance.

Armistice Day 2 0 0 5 2005

Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of the Austrian Empire, had come to Sarajevo on a state visit; Sarajevo was then in one of the South Slavic provinces of the Austrian Empire.

Sarajevo 2002

For example, after the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand in 1914, the government of Austria sent an ultimatum to Serbia, which Austria held responsible for the assassination.

ultimatum 2002

The period between 1870 and 1914 witnessed intensifying nationalistic and imperial rivalries in Europe, culminating with the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and the outbreak of World War I in 1914.

10. World History since 1550 2002

‡ Sarajevo was the site of the assassination in 1914 of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand, which sparked World War I. 2

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2002