• Belvedere

    October 5, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Home to odd art and beautiful grounds
    ARCHDUKE FERDINAND lived here when he was shot
    The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is considered 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. They were shot at close range while being driven through Sarajevo, the provincial capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, formally annexed by Austria-Hungary in 1908.Read more