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
The archduke wasn’t even liked by the Austrian emperor and few expected a crisis.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2017
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
Nevertheless, the nova marks, quite precisely, the beginning of the Revolution, as the death of the archduke marks the beginning of the war.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
