THE DEATH OF AN ARCHDUKE

WHO WAS HE ?

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand was born in the city of Graz on December 18, 1863. After his cousin and father died, he became the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His uncle, Franz Joseph, was the current emperor of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. He was married to Sophie, the Duchess of Hohen

THE ARRIVAL

• Franz Ferdinand and his wife were doing an inspection in the army of Sarajevo.
• They arrived by train at 9:28 am, June 28, 1914
• It was also their wedding anniversary

THE PLAN

• While driving the main road of Sarajevo, seven Bosnian were planning on assassinating the heir.
• They threw a bomb at Franz's car but it missed and one of them, was arrested.

THE DEATH

• As Franz heard that a person in the car behind got hurt because of the bomb, Ferdinand wanted to visit him in the hospital
• However, the driver changed the route and turned into a street where Gavrilo Princip was standing with a gun.
• He shot Franz Ferdinand's wife first and the him, both died.

THE REASON OF THE ATTACK

• He was not liked by his people:
• He was rude and didn't talk to his people.
• Could not have the throne passed on to his sons
• Strongly catholic and was against any other religion

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