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
The archduke was not particularly well- liked by his uncle.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The archduke wasn’t even liked by the Austrian emperor and few expected a crisis.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2017
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
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