Franz Ferdinand was interred with his wife Sophie in Artstetten Castle, Austria in 1914.
Ferdinand's coffin was higher because he was of noble birth while his wife Sophie was a commoner. So royal protocol dictated that the Archduke be buried higher.
Gavrilo Princip and the black hand gang killed the archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie
On June 28 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were murdered by thugs from the Black Hand.
Gavrilo princip is a Bosnian Serb who was responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie.
A Bosnian conspirator shot Ferdinand's wife Sophie, then shot Ferdinand. They both died.
Sophie Ferdinand
Achduke Ferdinand's beloved wife was Sophie Maria Josephine Albina Gräfin Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin better known as Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. She died in the same assassination attack that killed her husband.
Franz Ferdinand died on June 28, 1914 at the age of 50.
Sophie.
The Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Ferdinand
Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand had three children at the time of his assassination in 1914. His children were Sophie, Maximilian, and Ernst. Sophie was 11 years old, Maximilian was 10 years old, and Ernst was only 7 years old when their father was killed.
Franz Ferdinand was interred with his wife Sophie in Artstetten Castle, Austria in 1914.
Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg.
His wife Sophie Chotkavato
Ferdinand's coffin was higher because he was of noble birth while his wife Sophie was a commoner. So royal protocol dictated that the Archduke be buried higher.