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Jul 26, 2023 · Portrait of Emperor Francis I of Austria in regalia of the Austrian Empire (by Friedrich von Amerling) – Liechtenstein Museum.jpg 1,199 × 1,808; 553 KB. Portrait of Francis II (1768-1835), Holy Roman Emperor.png 892 × 1,423; 2.38 MB. Portret cesarja Franca II.
Joseph II (Joseph Benedikt Anton Michael Adam; 13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I, and was the brother of Marie Antoinette. He was thus the first ruler in the Austrian dominions ...
Francis II and I (German: Franz II.; 12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor as Francis II from 1792 to 1806, and the first Emperor of Austria as Francis I from 1804 to 1835. He was also King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, and served as the first president of the German Confederation following its establishment in 1815.
Francis II (German language: Franz II., Erwählter Römischer Kaiser) (12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz. In 1804, he had founded the Austrian Empire and became Francis I (Franz I.), the first ...
Eighty-two years after his death, in 2004, Charles I was beatified by Pope John Paul II of the Roman Catholic Church, who stated in part, "From the beginning, the Emperor Karl conceived of his office as a holy service to his people. His chief concern was to follow the Christian vocation to holiness also in his political actions."
Franz II was the last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. After Napoleon proclaimed the French Empire, Franz established the hereditary Empire of Austria in 1804 and as Franz I was the first Emperor of Austria (r. 1804–1835). On 6 August 1806 Franz abdicated as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, which was then dissolved after 844 years of existence.
Francis II (German: Franz II., Erwählter Römischer Kaiser) (12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz.
