archduke
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“In 1914, such a chain reaction led, in the space of four weeks, from the assassination of a Habsburg archduke by a Serbian nationalist to all-out war between the Great Powers.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
A Serbian hothead pops off a Habsburg archduke during a trip to the Balkans in 1914: Why should I care in Iowa?
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
That subject area has been largely worked over: the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian archduke in June 1914, the interlocking alliances and hatreds of the European powers, the horrors of trench warfare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2017
The assassination of the archduke and his wife led Austria-Hungary to make strong demands on Serbia and promise punishment if the demands were not met.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
The day after Perugia’s release, an anarchist named Gavrilo Princip assassinated the archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
