The Sarajevo Incident occurred on June 28, 1914, when Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie were assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb nationalist associated with Young Bosnia and the Black Hand. The assassination aimed to sever Austria-Hungary's South Slav provinces so they could be combined into a Yugoslavia. This event set off the July Crisis, leading Austria-Hungary to issue a stern ultimatum to Serbia and declare war on July 28, 1914. Through a chain of interlocking alliance obligations, major European powers mobilized quickly, transforming a regional Balkan conflict into the full-scale global war known as World War I.
People
Birth Death Origin Age (Death)
1863
1863
1868
1890
1894
1895
Timeline
Category
Element
Year
The Sarajevo Incident
1863
Birth of Leopold Berchtold (Period: April 18, 1863, Location: Vienna (present-day Austria))
Birth of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Period: December 18, 1863, Location: Graz (present-day Austria))
1868
Birth of Sophie Chotek (Period: March 1, 1868, Location: Stuttgart (present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany))
Birth as a Daughter of the Chotek Family (Period: March 1, 1868, Location: Stuttgart (present-day Germany))
1878
Enlistment in the Austro-Hungarian Military
1879
Birth
1880
Marriage of the Duke of Teschen
Law Studies and Transition to Diplomat
1889
Death of Crown Prince Rudolf
1890
Courtsip with Franz Ferdinand
Birth of Danilo Ilić (Period: July 27, 1890, Location: Sarajevo (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina))
1892
World Voyage
1893
Marriage (Leopold Berchtold, Marriage to Countess Ferdinanda Károlyi de Nagykároly)
1894
Court Controversy Surrounding the Marriage to Sophie Chotek
Meeting Sophie Chotek
Service at the Paris Embassy
Birth of Gavrilo Princip (Period: July 25, 1894 (July 13 in the Julian calendar), Location: Bosansko Grahovo (present-day Obljaj village, Bosansko Grahovo municipality, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina))
1895
Birth of Nedeljko Čabrinović (Period: February 1, 1895 (January 20, 1895 in the Julian calendar), Location: Sarajevo (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina))
1896
Death of Archduke Karl Ludwig
1898
Growing Influence on Military Reform as Heir to the Throne
1899
Morganatic Marriage Issue with Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Service at the London Embassy
1900
Education at Commercial School
Primary and Commercial Education
Studies at Teachers' College
Establishment of the Morganatic Marriage
Morganatic Marriage to Sophie Chotek
Marriage (Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Sophie Chotek von Hohenberg [Sophie Chotek, later Duchess of Hohenberg])
Marriage to Franz Ferdinand
Marriage (Sophie Chotek, Archduke Franz Ferdinand)
1901
Birth of Eldest Daughter Sophie
1902
Birth of Eldest Son Maximilian
1903
Beginning of Primary Education
Service at the Russian Embassy
1904
Birth of Second Son Ernst
1906
Ambassador to Russia
1907
Relocation and Schooling in Sarajevo (Gavrilo Princip)
1908
Political Activities Surrounding the Annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Participation in Printer and Labor Movements
Buchlau Bargain
Annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1909
Elevation to Duchess of Hohenberg
1910
Vocational Training as a Printer
Relocation to Belgrade (Nedeljko Čabrinović)
1911
Joining Young Bosnia
1912
First Balkan War
Anti-Austrian Movement in Sarajevo
Relocation to Belgrade
Volunteering for the First Balkan War
Connection with the Black Hand
Leading Balkan Policy
Investiture into the Order of the Golden Fleece
Appointment as Common Foreign Minister (Leopold Berchtold)
1913
Appointment as Inspector General of the Armed Forces (Archduke Franz Ferdinand)
Intensification of Anti-Austrian Repression
Second Balkan War
Joining the Black Hand
Relocation to Belgrade and Journalist Activities (Danilo Ilić)
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