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| Picture No | 10215136 |
| Date | 1914 |
| Description | The Archduke's Successor |
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Archduke Charles Francis Joseph, heir-presumptive to the Austro Hungarian Crown, following the assassination of his uncle Franz Ferdinand. On a visit to Sarajevo on June 28th, 1914, the Archduke and his wife were shot by a group of young Serbian nationalists led by Gavrilo Princip. Austria used the incident as a pretext for attacking Serbia, which precipitated the First World War.
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| Source | Photograph by C. N in 'The Illustrated London News', 4 July 1914, page 16 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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