Because they were assassinated before.
Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand's wife was named Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. She was born Sophie Chotek and married Franz Ferdinand in 1900. Their marriage was morganatic, meaning that Sophie and her descendants would not inherit the archducal titles or privileges. Both were assassinated in 1914, an event that sparked World War I.
World War One Started..
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie
Archduke Franz Ferdinand's birth name is Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Joseph von Habsburg-Lothringen.
Sophie.
Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg.
Franz Ferdinand was interred with his wife Sophie in Artstetten Castle, Austria in 1914.
Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg.
Gavrilo Princip and the black hand gang killed the archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie
Archduke Franz Ferdinand's wife was named Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. She was born Sophie Chotek and married Franz Ferdinand in 1900. Their marriage was morganatic, meaning that Sophie and her descendants would not inherit the archducal titles or privileges. Both were assassinated in 1914, an event that sparked World War I.
World War One Started..
On June 28 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were murdered by thugs from the Black Hand.
His name was Archduke Franz Ferdinand, he was crowned prince of Austria-Hungary, his wife was Sophie Duchess of Hoenburg.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was Austrian. Not german.
Franz Ferdinand died on June 28, 1914 at the age of 50.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie