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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.
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.
Duchess Sophie, according to their eldest son, Duke Maximilian, accompanied her husband out of fear for his safety. [24] As Sophie, although of high aristocratic birth, was not from a dynastic family, her union with the Habsburg heir presumptive could only be a morganatic marriage. Emperor Franz Joseph had only consented to their marriage on ...
Sophie has been a member of the Royal Family for almost 25 years after marrying Edward in 1999
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.
Jacob King/Pool/Getty Images. Duchess Sophie showed respect by wearing an all-black outfit. Of course, she accessorized with red poppy brooches to commemorate military members who have died in war.
Sophie's body was brought back to Vienna and buried in the Imperial Crypt, in Ferdinand's Vault within the southwest pier. The death of her oldest child would haunt Empress Elisabeth for her entire life. Elisabeth was held indirectly responsible for Sophie's death by her mother-in-law Archduchess Sophie (née Princess Sophie of Bavaria). [1]
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh David Hartley/Shutterstock Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh issued a statement after a woman was killed by a motorcycle escorting the royal. “The Duchess of Edinburgh is ...