Anti-Serb riots in Sarajevo Anti-Serb riots in Sarajevo The anti-Serb riots in Sarajevo consisted of large-scale anti-Serb violence in Sarajevo on 28 and 29 June 1914 following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Encouraged by the Austro-Hungarian government, the violent demonstrations assumed the characteristics of a pogrom, leading to ethnic divisions unprecedented in the city's history. Two Serbs were killed on the first day of the demonstrations, and many were attacked, while numerous houses, shops and institutions owned by Serbs were razed or pillaged. In the aftermath of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip, anti-Serb sentiment ran high
Archduke Joseph Árpád of Austria Archduke Joseph Árpád of Austria Archduke Joseph Árpád Benedikt Ferdinand Franz Maria Gabriel (; 8 February 1933 – 30 April 2017) was a member of the Hungarian Palatine branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. He was born in Budapest, the son of Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria and his wife, Princess Anna of Saxony. He was the great-grandson of Archduchess Gisela of Austria. He received a degree in economics from the University of Lisbon. Joseph married Princess Maria von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, born 1935, daughter of Karl, 8th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and Carolina dei Conti Rignon. They married civilly on 25 August