KONOPISTE, Czech Republic — The dining room table is set for five, the monogrammed tableware bearing the initials of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
It almost seems as if Franz Ferdinand, his wife Sophie and their three children might appear at any moment and take their usual places for a sumptuous meal at Konopiste castle.
On June 20, 1914, the Austrian archduke, then aged 50, and his 46-year-old wife left their imposing countr… (View original article)