Journey of Archduchess Sophie to Meran and Bozen
Archduchess Sophie and Prince Ludwig depart on a journey via Vinschgau to Meran and Bozen, including an excursion to Trafoi. Prior to their departure from Innsbruck, the Imperial Highnesses attended a shooting festival on the Bergisel and inspected a newly built chapel funded by imperial donation.
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Innsbruck, 11 Sept. Tomorrow, Her Imperial Highness Archduchess Sophie, accompanied by Prince Ludwig, will depart on a journey via Vinschgau to Meran and Bozen to visit His Imperial Highness Archduke Rainer, making a side trip to Trafoi during this tour. From Bozen, Her Imperial Highness will return to Innsbruck on the 18th and will then set out on the 20th of this month on the return journey to Ischl, whither His Imperial Highness Archduke Franz Karl will depart directly from here already tomorrow on the 12th. The departure of Their Majesties Emperor Ferdinand and Empress Anna for Prague has been postponed by several days.
Yesterday marked the beginning of the shooting competition held on the Bergisel by FML v. Eliatscheck to celebrate the presence of His Imperial Highness Archduke Franz Karl. Their Imperial Highnesses Archduke Franz Karl and Archduchess Sophie, together with Prince Ludwig, honored the handsomely decorated shooting ground with their esteemed presence and viewed the newly constructed chapel there, the rebuilding of which is owed to the munificence of Her Imperial Highness Archduchess Sophie.
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"Journey of Archduchess Sophie to Meran and Bozen." Der Bote für Tirol, 11 September 1849. https://digital.tessmann.it/tessmannDigital/Zeitungsarchiv/Seite/Zeitung/47/1/11.09.1849/152897/3. https://www.meran-archive.com/en/artikel/1849-09-11-reise-der-erzherzogin-sophie-nach-meran-und-bozen