The Marriage of France Ferdinand and Sophy

Sophie was to endure more than a decade of snubs, insults and exclusion by european royal society. She could not sit by her husband at court events, walk by his side as they entered rooms or even appear with him on some public occasions. On her first official appearance at court, at a ball for the shah of persia, monte nuovo had design another humiliation for her. The message was obvious: Sophy wasn't welcome here, and she didn't fit. Furious over the continued mistreatment of his wife, franz ferdinand increasingly withdrew from court,. Especially once the couple welcomed their first child, sophie, in july 19 o one.