Marriage with Franz Ferdinand Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg



pre-1910 pastel painting of sophie, held @ artstetten castle museum.


in 1899, under pressure family members (especially archduchess maria theresa, emperor s formidable sister-in-law , franz ferdinand s stepmother) couple granted permission wed. franz ferdinand allowed retain place in order of succession , suitable title promised future wife. however, prevent franz ferdinand attempting proclaim wife empress-queen or declaring future children dynasts , eligible inherit crown (especially of hungary, morganatic marriages unknown law) once ascended throne, compelled appear @ hofburg imperial palace before gathered archdukes, ministers, , dignitaries of court, cardinal-archbishop of vienna , primate of hungary on 28 june 1900 execute signature official instrument in publicly declared sophie morganatic wife, never bear titles of empress, queen or archduchess, , acknowledging descendants neither inherit nor granted dynastic rights or privileges in of habsburg realms.


sophie , franz ferdinand married on 1 july 1900 @ reichstadt (now zákupy) in bohemia. emperor did not attend nuptials, nor did of archdukes, including franz ferdinand s brothers. members of imperial family present franz ferdinand s stepmother, archduchess maria theresa, , 2 daughters.



the duchess , franz ferdinand children, sophie , maximilian. photo, 1904.


upon marriage, sophie given title of fürstin (princess) von hohenberg style of durchlaucht ( serene highness ). in 1909, elevated herzogin (duchess) , accorded higher style of hoheit ( highness ).


nonetheless, of archduchesses, mediatized princesses , countesses of austria , hungary took precedence before her. fourteen years of marriage, sophie never shared husband s rank, title, or precedence. position @ imperial court humiliating, aggravated imperial obersthofmeister, alfred, 2nd prince von montenuovo, insecurity own morganatic background said have prompted him rigorously enforce court protocol @ sophie s expense. problems of protocol prevented many royal courts hosting couple despite franz ferdinand s position heir throne. nonetheless, did so, including king george v , queen mary of united kingdom, warmly welcomed couple windsor castle 17–21 november 1913.


the couple had 4 children:



princess sophie von hohenberg (1901–1990), married count friedrich von nostitz-rieneck (1891–1973)
maximilian, duke von hohenberg (1902–1962), married countess elisabeth von waldburg zu wolfegg und waldsee (1904–1993)
prince ernst von hohenberg (1904–1954), married marie-therese wood (1910–1985)
stillborn son (1908)




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