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Franz Joseph was an authoritarian father figure, a side that became especially evident in the tragic fate of his son Rudolf: the emperor reacted to his son’s liberal ideas with a complete lack of understanding, and found his subsequent suicide wholly incomprehensible.
Jan 17, 2020 · Francis Joseph I, popularly known as Franz Joseph I, was the King of Hungary and Bohemia, an Emperor of Austria, as well as a monarch of several other states of the Astro-Hungarian Empire from 1848 to 1916. He was also the German Confederation’s president from 1850 to 1866.
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his death in 1916. In the early part of his reign, his realms and territories were referred to as the Austrian Empire, but were reconstituted as the dual monarchy of the Austro ...
Franz Joseph - Emperor, Austria-Hungary, Reformer: Although he had been raised to be a soldier and wore a uniform all his life, Franz Joseph was no more a strategist than he was a statesman. He made up for this deficiency by the careful study of documents, by an extraordinarily retentive memory, and by being a shrewd judge of character.
Francis Joseph, German Franz Josef, (born Aug. 18, 1830, Schloss Schönbrunn, near Vienna—died Nov. 21, 1916, Schloss Schönbrunn), Emperor of Austria (1848–1916) and king of Hungary (1867–1916). He became emperor during the Revolutions of 1848 after the abdication of his uncle, Ferdinand I.
Franz Joseph I. Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary (ruled 1848–1916) Born 18 August 1830 Vienna (Schönbrunn Palace) Died 21 November 1916 Vienna (Schönbrunn Palace) Motto: ‘Viribus Unitis – With united forces’. Franz Joseph ascended the throne of the Austrian Empire in 1848.
The rapidly growing family resided at Schloss Wallsee in the west of Lower Austria. Even after her marriage Marie Valerie kept up close contact with her ageing father, who enjoyed the carefree atmosphere that prevailed in his youngest daughter’s family. Marie Valerie took an active interest in various charitable associations.
