Hertha Ernestine Pauli (1906–1973)

1129 The Secret of Sarajevo: The Story of Franz Ferdinand and Sophie, by Hertha Pauli (read 19 Sep 1971) I suppose this book is awfully "popular" and I suppose I've read a lot on the same subject. But I enjoyed it tremendously nevertheless. Franz Ferdinand was born in 1863. He met Sophie Chotek in 1894, and married her on July 1, 1900, after renouncing for his children the throne at 11 A.M. on June 28, 1900. Of course, he and Sophie were shot June 28, 1914. His two sons endured concentration camps under the Nazis, and Ernst died March 5, 1954, and Max died Jan 8, 1962. Their daughter Sophie still, in 1965. lived. [See Princess Sophie von Hohenberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia] The Hapsburgs were fascinating and the book caught me up.… (altro)