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Show MARRIED WOMAN HE LOVED, Romance In Life of Heir to the Throne of Austria. Tho nno reiianco of tho Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria's life has been lils lovo for tho Countess Sophie So-phie Chotek, a member of a noble Bohemian Bo-hemian fam".v, and formerly ono of tho IndlcH-lii-waittng of tho Archduchess Archduch-ess Isabella. Their union was at first opposed by tho emperor, for It was ipiite unlit that tho heir to tho crown should wed a non-royal lady; but. remembering no doubt tho sorrows lirought upon his .houso by loveless marriages, hn at last gave his consent, nnd In tho summer or 11)00 tho Countess Count-ess Sophie Chotek becamo tho wlfo of tho Archduko Francis Ferdlnnnd, when she received tho titlo of tho princess of Hnhenborg. This lady will' nuver ho empress of Austria, for tho marriage was a morganatic one, and before It took place tho archduko renounced re-nounced all rights of succession to the throno of Austria-Hungary for tho children horn to tho union, and nt tho same tlmo ho took a solemn oath that, after his acesslon to tlto throno ho would never confer 011 Ills consort sovereign sov-ereign honors. Francis Fordlnand Is a man or Ills word, and his children will bo well provided for by tho great wealth of tho family of ICsto, which is now his,' so one may bo quite sure that ho will never seek to set aside his promise. His heir, as sovereign, will, bo his nephew, tho Archduko Charles Francis. |