>> Serbia was an independent nation in 1914 and had been for many decades. Not all Serbs, however, lived within its boundaries. <<
Yes, what I meant was that Princip wanted to liberate the rest of the Serbs. Actually, he wanted to liberate all of the South Serbs (”Yugoslavs,” including Bosnians, Croats, Slovenes, Bulgars and Serbs), but I’m quite certain that my Slovene ancestors would have told him and his ilk to pound sand; Slovenes and Croats were Catholics, like the Austro-Hungarians and would have never voluntarily formed a union with the Serbs, which is why Milosevic killed so many hundreds and thousands of them.
>> Everything I’ve read about him indicates he was a Yugoslav nationalist. The attack was planned and carried out by a rogue faction within the Serbian government, for whom Princip worked. <<
He absolutely was a Yugoslav nationalist. Those two assertions are in no way contradictory. But where the Black Hand was Masonic, and Young Bosnia was strictly political, Princip was mostly animated by anti-Austrian hatred, which he associated with the Catholic Church.
My understanding is that the Croats and Slovenes were reasonably content under the Dual Monarchy, with Croatia being an autonomous region under Hungary.
Interesting to hear from you. For some unknown (to me) reason, most freepers with an interest in this area are very pro-Serbian and pro-Milosevich.
I’ve always thought the history of Croatia really interesting, especially the Croatian Military Frontier.
Well it seems to me that it is your resentment for the Serbs that is forming your opinion, not facts. There was a huge pro-Yugoslavian movement in those times in the Balkans, including Slovenia and Croatia.