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Georg, Duke of Hohenberg (25 April 1929 – 25 July 2019), was an Austrian nobleman who was, at the time of his death, the senior agnate of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.
The House of Hohenberg is an Austrian and Czech noble family that descends from Countess Sophie Chotek (1868–1914), who in 1900 married Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Este (1863–1914), the heir presumptive to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
25 de jul. de 2019 · About Georg, Herzog von Hohenberg. Georg was born on April 25, 1929 as Prince Georg of Hohenberg, but on 16 aug, 1977 on the death of his elder brother, he became the 3rd Duke of Hohenberg and Head of the House of Hohenberg.
Artstetten Castle ( German: Schloss Artstetten, pronounced [ˌʃlɔs ˈaʁtʃtɛtn̩] ⓘ) is a historic Schloss near the Wachau valley in Lower Austria, in the municipality of Artstetten-Pöbring. It is the final resting place of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg . History.
Duke Georg Friedrich was born at Schloss Arstetten on April 25, 1929, nearly 15 years after the assassination of his grandfather, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and the murder of his wife, Sophie, the Duchess of Hohenberg. The death of Franz Ferdinand was one of the major catalysts that led to the World War I.
The current Head of the House, Georg Hohenberg, was Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Holy See under part of the pontificate of Pope John Paul II. He is also a Knight of the Golden Fleece.
7 de jul. de 2019 · The Duke of Hohenberg, who born on 25 April 1929 at Artstetten Castle, was a son of Duke Maximilian von Hohenberg and was a grandson of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Heir Presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian Empire whose assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 resulted in World War One.
