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title: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, 1914
author: Achille Beltrame
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21151/assassination-of-archduke-franz-ferdinand-1914/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-10-02
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# Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, 1914
_Authored by Achille Beltrame_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21151.png)
## Image Caption
An illustration by Achille Beltrame showing the [assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2814/assassination-of-archduke-franz-ferdinand/) (1863-1914), heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 by Gavrilo Princip (1894-1918), a member of the Black Hand organisation which pushed for a Greater Serbia. From a 1914 cover of the Italian newspaper *Domenica del Corriere*.
## Cite This Work
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Beltrame, A. (2025, October 02). Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, 1914. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Beltrame, Achille. "Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, 1914." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 02, 2025. .
### MLA
Beltrame, Achille. "Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, 1914." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Oct 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DC-1914-27-d-Sarajevo-cropped.jpg) by [**Achille Beltrame**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DC-1914-27-d-Sarajevo-cropped.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 02 October 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.