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Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg (Maximilian Karl Franz Michael Hubert Anton Ignatius Joseph Maria; 29 September 1902 – 8 January 1962), was the elder son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife Countess Sophie Chotek von Chotkowa und Wognin, Duchess von Hohenberg.
Thus, Maximilian became the first Duke of Hohenberg, with the dukedom being hereditary according to primogeniture in the male line. Following the collapse of the monarchy, the Austrian nobility , along with hereditary titles and such nobiliary particles as von , were abolished by law in 1919.
Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg ( Maximilian Karl Franz Michael Hubert Anton Ignatius Joseph Maria; 29 September 1902 – 8 January 1962), was the elder son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife Countess Sophie Chotek von Chotkowa und Wognin, Duchess von Hohenberg.
Princess Sophie of Hohenberg ( Sophie Marie Franziska Antonia Ignatia Alberta von Hohenberg; 24 July 1901 – 27 October 1990) was the only daughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, both of whom were assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.
Prince Max of Hohenberg Summary Photograph shows Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg (1902-1962), son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914) and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1868-1914).
Thus Sophie's eldest son Prince Maximilian of Hohenberg became the first Duke of Hohenberg. This title was created to be hereditary among Sophie's and Franz Ferdinand's male descendants according to the rule of primogeniture.
Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg (Maximilian Karl Franz Michael Hubert Anton Ignatius Joseph Maria; 29 September 1902 – 8 January 1962), was the elder son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife Countess Sophie Chotek von Chotkowa und Wognin, Duchess von Hohenberg.
