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 was not particularly well- liked by his uncle.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Von Habsburg, 81, is the archduke of Austria — he’s a descendant of Marie Antoinette’s mother — and an authority on Faberge eggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021

All we have left are the dry, impersonal facts from history class — the decay of the balance of powers and an assassinated archduke.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2018

Smiling expansively and nodding to the crowd, the archduke was riding in an open car through the streets of Sarajevo on the fateful Sunday morning of June 28, 1914.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman