Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Paola Torres

 

  Franz Ferdinand was born in 1863 and was in Graz, Austria. He was the person that was next in line to inherit the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Ferdinand was not very popular among the people because of the policies he wanted to put into practice once he ascended to the throne. When Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were on a trip to Sarajevo, a Serb nationalist by the name of Gavrilo Princip shot them while they were on their way from a town hall reception. Archduke Franz Ferdinand died on June 28, 1914.