![]() The idea that half starved schoolboys could be any kind of a threat was too ridiculous to contemplate. The repeated warnings of a possible assassination were ignored by the local military governor, General Potiorek, the Archduke himself and the Austro-Hungarian Government. No attempt was made to counter them because the security services did not believe they existed, let alone posed a threat. This reflects the Austro-Hungarian Government’s attitude to the threat placed by the nationalist movements in their Balkan provinces. A simple request to see papers would have revealed Princip was travelling illegally and put pay to the whole plot before the assassins reached Sarajevo. The Policeman noticed and asked Cabrinovic who Princip was and why he was staring at them, but his suspicions were not raised. Cabrinovic’s easy going nature had already endangered the other assassins during the journey. This made Gavrilo Princip, who was traveling separately, but by accident sitting in the same train carriage, nervous. The policeman had recently seen Cabrinovic senior and struck up a conversation with Nedeljko to catch him up on family news. ![]() The detective was a friend of his father’s, a businessman and pillar of the community, and there was much conflict between the radical Nedeljko and his father. When the assassins travelled from Belgrade to Sarajevo, Nedeljko Cabrinovic, the biggest liability of the conspirators, met a police detective from Sarajevo on the train in Bosnia. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand happened as a result of a whole series of mistakes and missed opportunities right from the beginning. It was this combination of tragedy and comedy that first drew me to the story and, I hope will draw people to a novel about the assassination, despite knowing the ending. It is perhaps less well known that the events leading up to the assassination were a terrible comedy of errors that culminated in a world-changing tragedy. Everyone knows the story ends with the death of the Archduke and his wife, Sophie, putting into play the diplomatic crisis that led to the First World War. Eventually, allies from each side joined each other, starting World War 1.Īssassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand An image of the assassination published on a newspaper.The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was one of history’s greatest turning points, but it happened by accident. The Austria-Hungarians brought in Germany as their backup, and in turn Serbia brought in Russia. The Austria-Hungarian government is obviously angered about the assassination, and they placed blame on Serbia. The car then turns a wrong turn and ends up right in front of Gavrilo Princip, who then kills him. However, the Archduke decided to visit wounded soldiers instead. The narrator hinted that the Archduke could've went into hiding, thus avoiding World War I. The Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, apparently didn't realize the hate and decided to go visit Sarajevo, pre-announcing his arrival in the newspaper.ĭuring his car ride, there were a few assassination attempts on his life, including a bomb that missed his car but blew up another officer's car instead. One such region was Sarajevo, who hated living in the country. ![]() Many regions in Austria-Hungary were unhappy about the government's rule. The Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was a major event that led a chain of events that started the First World War. ![]()
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