The assassination was part of the reaction of slav nacionalists to the Austro-Hungrian anexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908. Their ultimate objective was to obtain a secession of slav provinces from the empire, and unification of southern slavs in a single country (later known as Yugoslavia). Since the anexation, the resistence to the Austro-Hungarian occupation organized meny other attacks to Austrian authorities. Franz Ferdinand and his wife were only the most famous victims.
Sarajevo
Gavrilo Princip was not hired to kill Archduke Ferdinand. He was a Serbian nationalist and separatist who was part of the organization known as the Black Hand.
Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg.
In Sarajevo, then in Serbia, now capital of Bosnia-Hercegovina.
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife was the spark that started the war.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife were shot in Bosnia.
Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Archduke and his wife with a pistol while the Archduke was in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
The Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were shot by Gavrilo Princip using a FN Browning model 1910 pistol. The particular pistol he used is believed to be a .32 caliber.
Gavrilo Princip who was a member of a gang called "The Black Hand." He plotted with other gang members to kill the Archduke but when plans failed he went to eats a sandwhich. Ironically the motor vehicle carrying the Archduke and his wife Sophie had passed the sandwhich shop where Gavrilo then pulled out a pistol and shot them both.
Sarajevo
Gavrilo Princip who was a member of a gang called "The Black Hand." He plotted with other gang members to kill the Archduke but when plans failed he went to eats a sandwhich. Ironically the motor vehicle carrying the Archduke and his wife Sophie had passed the sandwhich shop where Gavrilo then pulled out a pistol and shot them both.
Sarajevo
Gavrilo Princip and the black hand gang killed the archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie
Sophie.
Sophia
FerdinandGarvrilo Princip assassinated the archduke. He also murdered the archduke's wife, Sophie. Which is pretty sad if you ask me. Not that the murder of the archduke isn't sad either.
Gavrilo Princip