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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.
- Charles IV
Early life Charles as a child, c. 1889 Charles was born on...
- Archduchess Sophie of Austria
Life. Within two months of her marriage to Franz Joseph,...
- Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
Archduke Franz Karl Joseph of Austria (17 December 1802 – 8...
- Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (Rudolf Franz Karl Josef; 21...
- Elisabeth
Elisabeth (born Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria;...
- Schönbrunn Palace
Franz I commissioned the redecoration of the palace exterior...
- Emperor of Austria
Imperial Standard (from 1867 to 1915) Imperial Crown of...
- Imperial Crypt
The Capuchin Church in Vienna, Austria, which houses the...
- Habsburg-Lorraine
Franz Joseph I (1830–1916), was the last member of the House...
- Charles IV
Franz Joseph I granted Jews equal rights, saying "the civil rights and the country's policy is not contingent in the people's religion". The emperor was well liked by Jews, who, as a token of appreciation, wrote prayers and songs about him that were printed in Jewish prayer books.
Franz Joseph I was Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, King of Bohemia and many others (see grand title of the Emperor of Austria) from December 2, 1848 until his death on November 21, 1916. From May 1, 1850 to August 24, 1866 he was also President of the German Confederation. He was the longest-reigning Emperor of Austria and King of ...
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He died during World War 1. Charles I of Austria became emperor in 1916 and reigned from 1916-1918. Franz Joseph's 68-year reign is the third-longest in the history of continental Europe (after those of Louis XIV of France and Ioannes II, Prince of Liechtenstein ).
- 18 August 1830, Schönbrunn Palace Vienna
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Franz Joseph: The very model of an emperor. Emperor Franz Joseph reigned for 68 years, the longest of all the Habsburg rulers. He was a symbol of integration, and when he died the Habsburg Monarchy lost one of its most important pillars. Franz Joseph looms large in the historical consciousness of posterity. Towards the end of his life he became ...
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 saw himself as an absolute monarch, responsible only to God, ruling the body politic with sole authority, without obligation to the provisions of a constitution or the will of the people, in effect a continuation of the repressive policies of the Metternich era.
