Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg

Sophie
Duchess of Hohenberg
Sophie c. 1910
Full name
Sophie Maria Josephine Albina Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin
Born(1868-03-01)1 March 1868
Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg
Died28 June 1914(1914-06-28) (aged 46)
Sarajevo, Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary
BuriedArtstetten Castle, Artstetten-Pöbring
Noble family
Spouse(s)
Issue
FatherCount Bohuslaw Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin
MotherCountess 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.


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