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

The archduke was not particularly well- liked by his uncle.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

That subject area has been largely worked over: the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian archduke in June 1914, the interlocking alliances and hatreds of the European powers, the horrors of trench warfare.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2017

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