Sophie Kinsky Von Weinne, a Young Lady in Waiting, Was Born in 1868

Sophie's parents came from privileged backgrounds, but they had little money of their own. By 20, still unmarried, sophy faced the two options for an impoverished noblewoman in the nineteenth century: enter a nunnery or become a lady in waiting. Sophy chose the latter, and in 18 88, she joined the household of archduchess isabella of croy isabella was the quintessential status obsess noblewoman. For her eldest daughter, maria christina, isabella had her sight set on the hapsburg's most eligible bachelor, franz nand throughout the 18 nineties, isabella frequently invited the archduke to join their family for hunting trips