Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
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Sophie c. 1910 | |
| Full name | Sophie Maria Josephine Albina Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin |
| Born | 1 March 1868 Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg |
| Died | 28 June 1914 (aged 46) Sarajevo, Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary |
| 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.