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  1. 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
  2. Princess Sophie of Hohenberg ( Sophie Marie Franziska Antonia Ignatia Alberta von Hohenberg; 24 July 1901 – 27 October 1990) was the only daughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, both of whom were assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. This assassination triggered the First World War, thus ...

  3. Hohenberg family. The House of Hohenberg is an Austrian and Czech noble family that descends from Countess Sophie Chotek (1868–1914), who in 1900 married Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Este (1863–1914), the heir presumptive to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As their marriage was a morganatic one, none of their children ...

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  5. Jun 28, 2017 · Sophie would no longer be the last lady to enter the ballroom. Sophie had never put a foot wrong, but snubs would continue over the years. Nevertheless, in 1909, Sophie was bestowed the rank of Duchess of Hohenberg and style of “Ihre Hoheit” or “Your Highness”, but society remained distant.

  6. Chotek, Sophie (1868–1914)German-born Austrian aristocrat whose assassination in Sarajevo with husband Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered the chain of events that hurled the world into the first total war in history. Name variations: Sophia, countess of Chotek; Sophie of Hohenberg; Sophie von Hohenberg; duchess of Hohenberg, Hohenbur Source ...

  7. Jun 28, 2014 · On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, visited Sarajevo. ... 1914) and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1868 - 1914) leave three children, Sophie, Max and ...

  8. Jul 28, 2009 · Sophie, Duchess von Hohenberg. (1868-1914) Born in Stuttgart on March 1st. Wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir-apparent to the Austro-Hungarian empire. Shot and killed along with her husband in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. Countess (Gräfin) Sophie Chotek von Chotkova und Wognin was born into a Czech family of the lesser nobility.

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