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 wasn’t even liked by the Austrian emperor and few expected a crisis.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2017

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 assassination of the archduke and his wife led Austria-Hungary to make strong demands on Serbia and promise punishment if the demands were not met.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

“I remember the year 1914 all right, but don’t recollect any archduke or much about the World War,” I said to Richard.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson