Today marks the ominous commemoration of the one of the most significant historical events of the 20th century: the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in Sarajevo on June 28th, 1914 by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist. This event would bring Europe and other parts of the world to war, and…
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand descendant: don’t blame us for first world war
Archduke Franz Ferdinand descendant: don’t blame us for first world war | World news | theguardian.com Karl Habsburg-Lothringen says major powers were ready for war anyway when heir to Habsburg empire was assassinated.