Which other person was killed alongside Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
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Correct answer: His wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
Sophie was struck in the abdomen by the second shot fired by Princip. She died shortly after the Archduke while they were being rushed to the Governor's residence.
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