Background
Sophie was born on 19 January 1959, the daughter of Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria and of Helene, Countess zu Toerring-Jettenbach.
Sophie was born on 19 January 1959, the daughter of Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria and of Helene, Countess zu Toerring-Jettenbach.
As Sophie Habsburg, she moved to Spain to pursue a career as a model and became an international jet set personality. She had worked as a fashion journalist in Madrid, before marrying the head of the Windisch-Graetz House, the German-Italian prince Mariano Hugo of Windisch-Graetz in Salzburg. The bride wore a Valentino gown.
She later developed a career as a handbag designer.