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470: 36: 786: 435: 442: 463: 343: 376:, minted on 13 October 2004. The reverse shows the entrance to the crypt of the Hohenberg family. There are two portraits on the left, showing Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. 826: 821: 416: 195:) and the specification that this title and style should also be borne by her descendants. In 1905, the Emperor granted Sophie and her descendants the higher style of 373: 226: 859: 327: 731: 149:
one, none of their children were in the line of succession to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Nevertheless, they represent the senior
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granted the eldest son of Francis Ferdinand and Sophie the title of duke with the style of
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Members of the Hohenberg family are not only descended from, and married into, the
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became the first Duke of Hohenberg, with the dukedom being hereditary according to
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when, upon the couple's marriage in 1900, he created Francis Ferdinand's wife
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The line of succession to the title of Duke of Hohenberg is as follows:
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Personal arms granted to Sophie upon her elevation to Duchess in 1909
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The House of Hohenberg was established by imperial decree of Emperor
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Arms of the Dukes of Hohenberg (subject to agnatic-primogeniture)
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Artstetten Castle was selected to provide the main theme for an
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The head of the house bears the title of duke with the style of
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In 1909, the Emperor raised Sophie to the more senior title of
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In 1938, several members of the family who were opposed to
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Personal arms granted to Sophie upon her marriage in 1900
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Following the collapse of the monarchy, the 853: 725: 330:, and are therefore distantly related to the 867: 582:Prince Leo Johannes of Hohenberg (b. 1964) 328:Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange 860: 846: 732: 718: 287:, most notably Maximilian and his brother 135:Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Este 749:Generations are numbered by descent from 555:Prince Maximilian of Hohenberg (b. 1970) 656:Prince Maximilian of Hohenberg (b. 2001) 596:Prince Johannes of Hohenberg (1933–2003) 575:Prince Albrecht of Hohenberg (1931–2021) 341: 628:Prince Gerhard of Hohenberg (1941–2019) 133:(1868–1914), who in 1900 married 927: 603:Prince Stephan of Hohenberg (b. 1972) 561:Prince Nikolaus of Hohenberg (b. 2001) 841: 713: 664:Prince Ernst of Hohenberg (1944–2023) 623:Prince Peter of Hohenberg (1936–2017) 609:Prince Nepomuk of Hohenberg (b. 2005) 567:Prince Leopold of Hohenberg (b. 2006) 529:Nikolaus, Duke of Hohenberg (b. 1961) 487:Line of succession to the ducal title 291:. Another former head of the family, 739: 588:Prince Adrien of Hohenberg (b. 2003) 536:Prince Karl of Hohenberg (b. 1991), 617:Prince Georg of Hohenberg (b. 1975) 545:Prince Felix of Hohenberg (b. 2022) 374:Austrian 10 euro commemorative coin 13: 299:during part of the pontificate of 14: 956: 698: 686: 477:Arms of the Princes of Hohenberg 393:Dukes of Hohenberg (1917–present) 272:, were abolished by law in 1919. 784: 468: 461: 440: 433: 380:Duchess of Hohenberg (1909–1914) 353:The Hohenberg family still owns 320:Princely Family of Liechtenstein 316:Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg 129:noble family that descends from 34: 324:King George II of Great Britain 827:Prince Maximilian of Hohenberg 680: 40:Arms of the Dukes of Hohenberg 1: 771:Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg 674: 506:Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg 337: 766:Princess Sophie of Hohenberg 751:Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg 498:Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg 82:Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg 7: 822:Nikolaus, Duke of Hohenberg 305:Knight of the Golden Fleece 91:Nikolaus, Duke of Hohenberg 10: 961: 945:House of Habsburg-Lorraine 312:House of Habsburg-Lorraine 171: 155:House of Habsburg-Lorraine 145:. 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They also descend from 285:Dachau concentration camp 178:Francis Joseph of Austria 105: 95: 87: 77: 69: 45: 33: 28: 806:Georg, Duke of Hohenberg 801:Franz, Duke of Hohenberg 522:Georg, Duke of Hohenberg 514:Franz, Duke of Hohenberg 423: 143:Austro-Hungarian Empire 137:(1863–1914), the 350: 227:Sophie's assassination 189:Ihre fürstliche Gnaden 131:Countess Sophie Chotek 345: 326:through his daughter 279:were arrested by the 141:to the throne of the 16:Austrian noble family 332:British royal family 429: 266:nobiliary particles 101:Prince of Hohenberg 428: 351: 234:Charles of Austria 225:, it expired upon 193:Her Princely Grace 119:House of Hohenberg 29:House of Hohenberg 21:Count of Hohenberg 922: 921: 909:Habsburg-Lorraine 835: 834: 687:Marek, Miroslav. 484: 483: 456: 455: 355:Artstetten Castle 347:Artstetten Castle 301:Pope John Paul II 262:hereditary titles 258:Austrian nobility 232:In 1917, Emperor 115: 114: 110:Artstetten Castle 99:Duke of Hohenberg 50:Habsburg-Lorraine 952: 935:Hohenberg family 862: 855: 848: 839: 838: 788: 741:Hohenberg family 734: 727: 720: 711: 710: 693: 692: 684: 472: 465: 458: 457: 444: 437: 430: 427: 349:in Lower Austria 303:. 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Count of Hohenberg

Habsburg-Lorraine
agnatic
Chotek
enatic
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
Artstetten Castle
Austrian
Czech
Countess Sophie Chotek
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Este
heir presumptive
Austro-Hungarian Empire
morganatic
agnatic
House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Francis Joseph of Austria
Fürstin
Her Princely Grace
Serene Highness
Herzogin
Highness
Sophie's assassination
Charles of Austria
Maximilian
primogeniture
male line
Austrian nobility
hereditary titles

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