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Full name | Sophie Maria Josephine Albina Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin |
Born | Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg | 1 March 1868
Died | 28 June 1914 Sarajevo, Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary | (aged 46)
Buried | Artstetten Castle, Artstetten-Pöbring |
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Father | Count Bohuslaw Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin |
Mother | Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau |
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. Their assassination in Sarajevo sparked a series of events that led, four weeks later, to World War I.