archduke
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Muratov is in Venice, listening to newsboys announce the assassination of the Austrian archduke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“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
The archduke was not particularly well- liked by his uncle.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
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
