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  2. Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg ( German: Sophie Marie Josephine Albina Gräfin Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin; Czech: Žofie Marie Josefína Albína hraběnka Chotková z Chotkova a Vojnína; 1 March 1868 – 28 June 1914) was the wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.

    • Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
  3. 28 June 2014 09:30. A special live report on the events that triggered World War One. Find out more. Summary. Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Duchess Sophie received fatal gunshot wounds,...

  4. Jun 28, 2017 · Nevertheless, in 1909, Sophie was bestowed the rank of Duchess of Hohenberg and style of “Ihre Hoheit” or “Your Highness”, but society remained distant. On 17 August 1913, the Emperor promoted Franz Ferdinand to inspector general of the Empire’s armed forces.

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  6. Archduchess Sophie: The ‘secret empress’. Sophie’s hour came in 1848, when the ailing emperor Ferdinand abdicated in favour of his nephew, the 18-year-old Franz Joseph, in Olmütz, where the imperial family had taken refuge from the turmoil of the revolution. While Sophie did not become empress as she had once hoped, since her husband ...

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  8. Photograph shows Princess Sophie of Hohenberg (1901-1990), daughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914) of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1868-1914. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

  9. Name variations: Sophia, countess of Chotek; Sophie of Hohenberg; Sophie von Hohenberg; duchess of Hohenberg, Hohenburg or Hohenbourg. Born in Stuttgart, Germany, on March 1, 1868; assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28, 1914; daughter of Count Bohuslav Chotek of Chotkova and Wognin and Countess Wilhelmine Chotek; had four sisters and ...

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