List of Famous people born in Benešov, Central Bohemian Region

Princess Sophie of Hohenberg

First Name Princess

Last Name Hohenberg

Born on July 24, 1901

Died on October 27, 1990 (aged 89)

Born in Central Bohemian Region, Benešov

Princess Sophie of Hohenberg was the only daughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, both of whom were assassinated at Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. Their assassination triggered the First World War, thus Sophie and her two brothers are sometimes described as the first orphans of the First World War.

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Prince Ernst of Hohenberg

Ernst Alfons Franz Ignaz Joseph Maria Anton von Hohenberg

First Name Prince

Last Name Hohenberg

Born on May 27, 1904

Died on March 5, 1954 (aged 49)

Born in Central Bohemian Region, Benešov

Prince Ernst of Hohenberg was the second son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his morganatic wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, who were assassinated at Sarajevo in 1914.

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Kunigunde of Sternberg

First Name Kunigunde

Born on November 18, 1425

Died on November 19, 1449 (aged 24)

Born in Central Bohemian Region, Benešov

Kunigunde of Sternberg was the first wife of George of Poděbrady, who later became King of Bohemia.

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