Blog #8

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Franz was born on the 18th of December in Graz, Austria in 1863 and died of the 28th of June in 1914. He was the Prince of Boheima and Hungary. Oldest son of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria. When he was 12 his cousin died naming him the heir. As long as he added the Este to the end of his name.. After he said he would do that he became the riches man in Austria..

In 1895 he meet his wife Sophine Choteck at a ball in Prague. Franz wrote her letters because their relationship was a sercet. Till they were married on July 1, 1900. The only way they could get married was if she promised that she would not take advantage of him being prince.The only ones at their wedding was his stepmother and her two daughters and Princess Maria Theresa of Braganza. Sophine was not allowed to sit in the royal box with her husband or ride in the royal carriage..

Assassination

On June 28th 1914 Franz and his wife were shot in Sarajevo( the capital of Austro-Hungarian).They were shot by a 19 year old,Gavrilo Princip and a group of assasins from Black Hand.Princip shot Franz in his jugular and Sophine in her abdomen with a pistol.Franz last words to his wife were "Don't die darling, live for our children.

Franz assassination in Sarajevo declared war against Serbia. It was one of the causes Germany and Austria-Hungary allied Sebria. And his whole death problem was part of the start to World War 1.

Franz, Shopie and their children

*Source

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand_of_Austria

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