Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg 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 wee
Sophie c. 1910
Seal of Albert IV, Count of Habsburg, mutual ancestor of Sophie and Franz Ferdinand.
Pre-1910 pastel painting of Sophie, held at Artstetten Castle
The Duchess with her family
Gavrilo Princip was a Bosnian Serb student who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, in Sarajevo on 28 Ju
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
…about this decision. On the way to the hospital, by the Latin Bridge, the driver took a right turn into Franz Joseph Street. One of the conspirators, Gavrilo Princip, was standing on the corner at the time. Oskar Potiorek immediately realized the driver had taken the wrong route and shouted "What is this? This is…
Princip in his prison cell on 4 July 1914
Princip family home in Obljaj
Gavrilo Princip's parents, Marija and Petar Princip c. 1927
(left to right) Trifko Grabež, Milan Ciganović, and Gavrilo Princip in Kalemegdan Park, Belgrade, c. May 1914.