The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Archduke Franz Ferdinand 

• On March 28 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were visiting Sarajevo. While the Archduke and his wife were visiting Sarajevo, there was a plan to assassinate them. The group that was planning they called themselves the "Young Bosnian's". The initial plan to kill the archduke could not be completed because the assassin assigned to kill him did not do his job correctly. Therefore, he was captured. 

Conspirator, Gavrilo Princip

• Due to a mistake made by the people planing the Archduke's route, he drove near Gavrilo Princip. Gavrilo was a conspirator, who after the failed attempt at murdering Franz Ferdinand, sat down to eat a sandwich in a nearby cafe. When he see's the Archduke's and Sophies car he walks over to them. The drivers, when realized they made a mistake try to back up but, they only made things worse. Gavrilo was then able to approach the car and shoot Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophie. 
• Gavrilo Princip then tried to kill himself but, failed to do so as his gun was taken away from him by bystanders. While he was being arrested, The Archduke and Sophie died of the gunshot wounds. 
• The death of Franz Ferdinand is very relevant because he was the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. He was the nephew of Franz Joseph, the ruler of Austria-Hungary. His assassination was the trigger of WWI. 

Gavrilo Princip being arrested after the assassination