Duchess Sophie von Hohenberg

Born

1868-03-01

Died

1914-06-28

Birthplace

Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg [now Germany]

Biography

Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (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 eventually led to World War I. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia