Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg

Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg Historical Figure Nationality: Austria-Hungary (born in Kingdom of Württemberg) Year of Birth: 1868 Year of Death: 1914 Cause of Death: Gunshot wound Religion: Catholicism Occupation: Lady-in-waiting, Nobility Spouse: Franz Ferdinand of Austria Children: Four, including one stillborn House: Hohenberg, Hapsburg (by marriage) Fictional Appearances: Shared Universe Story "Last Flight of the Swan of the East" POD: 1878 Type of Appearance: Posthumous reference Date of Death: 1914 Cause of Death: Shot to death Southern Victory POD: September 10, 1862 Appearance(s): American Front Type of Appearance: Posthumous reference Date of Death: 1914 Cause of Death: Killed in an explosion

Sophie Chotek, Duchess of Hohenberg (1 March 1868 - 28 June 1914) was the wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Theirs was a morganatic marriage, meaning that their children were ineligible for succession to the throne, thus the next in succession was Franz Ferdinand's nephew Archduke Karl. On 28 June 1914, she and her husband were shot to death by terrorist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, an act which helped touch off World War I.

Sophie in "Last Flight of the Swan of the East"

When Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie were shot to death by a Serbian maniac in Sarajevo in 1914, Austria-Hungary issued a number of ultimata against Serbia, which was supported by Russia. Austria-Hungary was in turn supported by the Empires of Germany and Japan. Russia invoked its alliance with France, who was in turn supported by the United States, and the Great War began.

Sophie in Southern Victory

Duchess Sophie and her husband Archduke Franz Ferdinand were killed when a bomb was thrown into their car and exploded, as they rode through the streets of Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. This act helped spark the Great War.

See also

• Unnamed Princess of the Dual Monarchy, an analog of Sophie in Every Inch a King.