Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg

Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, born Sophie Maria Josephine Albina Chotek, Countess of Chotkov and Vojnín (in German: Sophie Maria Josephine Albina Chotek Gräfin von Chotkow und Wognin, later Fürstin von Hohenberg, since 1909 "Herzogin von Hohenberg") (1 March 1868 - 28 June 1914) was the morganatic wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

 

Sophie was born in Stuttgart to a prominent Bohemian aristocratic family. She was the fourth daughter of Count Bohuslaw Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin and his wife, Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau.

 

As a young woman, Sophie became lady-in-waiting to the Archduchess Isabella, wife of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen. More on this topic you can find here.