(born July 25, 1894, Obljaj, Bosnia—died April 28, 1918, Theresienstadt, Austria) Serbian nationalist and assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. A Bosnian Serb, he sought to unite the southern Slavic peoples and destroy Austro-Hungarian rule in the Balkans and was trained in terrorism by the Black Hand society.
When the Austro-Hungarian archduke made an official visit to Sarajevo in June 1914, Princip shot him and his wife, Sophie. The assassinations precipitated World War I. Princip was sentenced to 20 years in prison, where he died after the amputation of his arm.
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