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

So, would World War I have happened if the Austro Hungarian archduke hadn’t been assassinated in 1914?

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2023

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

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