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

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

We had been told to climb over a metal gate off a side road at Son Marroig, the former estate of an Austrian archduke, to find the unmarked trail.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2021

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