Im going talk about june 28, 1914. What happened . The arch duke france of ferdinand and his wife were in hungary on a tour. It was a bad day because it was a big Serbian National holiday because the serbs celebrate. Serbia, the neighboring country was furious who had taken over bosnia. The plotters plotting to try to build a greater serbia, the doournlg is one of the symbols of the serbian and other slavic people in austria and hungary, they decided to kill him. They did. It was sloppy policework. They shot them point blank and both died. Put these two people in context. Whats an arch duke . Its one of the titles given to the royal family of those who ruled over austria and hungary. It stretched to the balkans. He was the heir to the huge umpire, his uncle, the emperor was getting old. Likely that he was going inherit soon. His wife was a con tess, and this caused trouble because she wasnt seen as grand enough to marry a happensburg. She was allowed to marry him but the children would
Host put these two people in context. What is an archduke . Guest it was one of the titles given to the royal family the habsburgs that ruled austria hungary. And Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to this empire. His uncle, emperor francis, was getting very old. His wife was a countess, and she was not seen as grand enough to marry a habsburg. So the marriage was she was allowed to marry him but the children would never go out and inherit the throne. She was never given the proper honors of an archduchess. It was said, it was his last words were, sofie, you must live for the children. Host this is the man who killed him. Who is he . Guest he is a young boy from the countryside in bosnia. Passionate nationalist. He was one of these young men who came out of a traditional rural society. Who come into cities. He was a nationalist committed to building a greater serbia. And he was a ringleader of a plot to assassinate the archduke. He was the man who pulled the trigger. Host any idea h
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