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Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (German: Franz Joseph Karl [fʁants ˈjoːzɛf ˈkaʁl]; Hungarian: Ferenc József Károly [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈjoːʒɛf ˈkaːroj]; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) 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.
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Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I ( German: Franz Joseph Karl, Hungarian: Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his death on 21 November 1916.
Franz Joseph I was the longest-reigning emperor of Austria and the king of Hungary. He ruled over the kingdoms from 1848 to 1916, until his death. He was also the third-longest-reigning ruler in the history of Europe, after Louis XIV of France and Johann II of Liechtenstein.
- His Mom Used Him
- His Education Was Tough
- He Was A Child Genius
- His Men Underestimated Him
- They Admired Him
- He Took The Crown
- He Snapped Under Pressure
- He Misunderstood His People
- He Thought Kingship Was His Right
- They Revolted Against Him
The world welcomed Franz Joseph I of Austria on August 18, 1830. His parents, Archduke Franz Karl and Princess Sophie of Bavaria, were absolutely elated with his birth, but his dear old mom was especially excited. Franz Karl’s lack of ambition and drive was a disappointment to the power-hungry Sophie. Franz Joseph, however, would be a different sto...
As a potential heir to the imperial throne and successor to the Habsburg line, Franz Joseph’s upbringing was strict and regimented. At just seven years old, the little boy was already learning the art of statecraft, devoting around 18 hours a week to his readings. By the age of eight, the time he spent studying increased to a whopping 37 hours a we...
Thanks to his education and upbringing, Franz Joseph had a slew of talents under his belt. He spoke multiple languages, composed stylish sketches, danced, and developed a skill for memorization. He started his career as a colonel at the age of 13, where his cousin praised him for having “a certain bearing and dignity such as I have never seen at hi...
On April 29, 1848, Franz Joseph arrived in Italy to fight on the front lines in the Revolutions of 1848. The man in charge of the campaign, Field Marshal Radetzky, was unimpressed at first by him. After all, the young man lacked practical experience on the battlefield, and the Field Marshall didn’t have the time to babysit the young royal. But Fran...
Just a few days after Franz Joseph arrived at the Italian front, men on the opposing side opened fire on his position in Santa Lucia. Cannonballs whizzed overhead and landed mere feet away from him, but the young royal remained completely cool. Seeing the future monarch keep his head on his shoulder was a morale booster for the men around him, and ...
As the Revolutions of 1848 plodded on, it became clear that Austria needed a strong, youthful, and energetic leader to take charge. Franz Joseph’s uncle and the current emperor, Ferdinand I, was a kind soul, but unfit to rule in such chaotic times. Determined to bring the Revolutions to an end, the court pushed for Franz Joseph to take over as empe...
The title of emperor must’ve felt especially heavy to 18-year-old boy. In the days following his ascension, Franz Joseph spent many sleepless nights poring over the affairs of the state. On the evening of December 16, the usually composed Franz Joseph snapped.He put aside his work and set about smashing down the mirrored door of the apartments he w...
After the door-smashing incident, it was time for Franz Joseph to really buckle down and proactively address the uprisings sweeping across the empire. Attempting to quell the uprisings with as few lives lost as possible, he granted a constitution in early 1849 under the guidance of Prince Schwarzenberg the Third. Unfortunately, the constitution he ...
Having grown up believing that kingship is a divine right, Franz Joseph wasn’t much interested in granting a constitution that gave his people power. Instead, his version of a constitution granted the monarch (a.k.a: himself) even morepolitical power. Anger continued to brew among his subjects, and his grip over the territories he ruled grew ever m...
Why was Hungary so irate? Franz Joseph’s predecessor had granted the Kingdom of Hungary many civil and political rights, pushing the kingdom towards societal reform. As you can probably imagine, Franz “Divine Right to Rule” Joseph had issues with these newly granted rights, and promptly axed Hungary’s budding reforms. Unwilling to give up, Hungary ...
Nov 21, 2016 · Culture. Who was Austria's longest-reigning emperor? Elizabeth Grenier11/21/2016. He was emperor of the Habsburg Monarchy for 68 years; his reign permanently influenced European history. An...
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