On June 28, 1914, Bosnian Serb revolutionary Gavrilo Princip assassinated the heir to Austria-Hungary's throne in Sarajevo. The death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand set off the chain of events that led to the First World War. What exactly happened that day - here is a
The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand with his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg and their three children, Princess Sophie, Maximilian, Duke of Hohenburg and Prince Ernst von Hohenberg in 1910. On June 28 they Franz Ferdinand was supposed to inspect the army in Sarajevo with his wife Sophie and it was their wedding anniversary.
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The royal couple arrived in Sarajevo by train and according to the original plot he was supposed to be killed in his car while driving on the mail road in the city. In the picture - Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and his wife shortly before their assassination in Sarajevo.
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The first conspirator who tried to kill Franz Ferdinand threw a bomb at his car. He missed and was arrested.The Archduke escaped unhurt and decided to cancel the visit and return home by a different route. But didn't tell his driver at that moment. Here - Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Habsburg, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (C) shortly before the assassination in Sarajevo, June 28, 1914
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When the Archiduke's driver learned about the route chance he had to run the car back. Here - the car of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria outside the city hall shortly before Archuduke's assassination.