Current Affairs Descendant of Franz Ferdinand of Austria claims back Konopiste Castle
Seventeen years after the fall of communism, there seems to be no end to court cases demanding the return of property confiscated in the last century. The latest high-profile case is different, in that it goes back not to the 1940s but as far back as 1921. The claimant, a descendant of an Austrian noble family, is asking for the return of one of the Czech Republic's best known castles, confiscated after the First World War. The argument she hopes will win the case for her is a remarkable love story.
Franz Ferdinand d'Este and Sophie Chotek, photo: MF Dnes 5. 12 .2006
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