Franz Ferdinand

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Franz Ferdinand
Sopherl, Sopherl, stirb nicht! Bleib am Leben
für unsere Kinder." The Archduke's last words
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Biography

• Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria von
  Habsburg-Lothringen
• Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
• Born on July 18, 1863 in Graz
• 1st son of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
• Franz Josefs nephew

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Biography

• 3 siblings
• Real mother died in 1871
• Happy childhood
• Taught by his father
• Knew lots of languages

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Sophie Chotek

• Duchess von Hohenberg
• Born in Stuttgart/Germany
• Worked as a lady-in-waiting for Archduchess
  Isabella
• After wedding, she was called Princess of
  Hohenberg
• Gave birth to 4 children

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The Assassination
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Background

• Bosnia and Herzegovina annexed to
  Austro-Hungarian Empire
• Bosnia governed by the Turks
• Populated by three groups
• Croats
• Bosnian Serbs
• Muslims

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The Black Hand

• Secret society Ujedinjenje ili Smrt
• Had many army officers, government officials
• 7 Bosnians were trained and equipped

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The Warning

• Bosnian Government knew about assassination
  attempt
• Serbian Minister Jovanivic warned Austria
• June 5
• Some young Serb might put a live rather than a
  blank cartridge in his gun and fire it.

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The Visit

• Bosnias governor invited Franz Ferdinand
• Archduke was Inspector General of the Army
• Visit coincided with his 14th wedding anniversary
• He took Sophie with him to Sarajevo/Bosnia

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June 28, 1914

• On the way to the City Hall first two terrorists
  could not throw grenades
• Third grenade hit car that was following
  Archdukes car
• After lunch the driver took a wrong turn
• Gavrilo Princip fired two shots, that hit Sophie
  and Franz Ferdinand
• Both died

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Attentat in Sarajevo
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Thanks for your attentionby Marlies Gruber