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  1. Franz Joseph I of Austria
    Franz Joseph I of AustriaEmperor of Austria
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  2. Born18 August 1830 · Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austrian Empire
    Died21 November 1916 (aged 86) · Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria-Hungary
    SpouseElisabeth in Bavaria · (m. 1854; died 1898)
    The Last Habsburg Emperor
    The Last Habsburg Emperor
    The Divisive Emperor of Austria-Hungary
    The Divisive Emperor of Austria-Hungary
    Early life

    Franz Joseph was born on 18 August 1830 in the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna (on the 65th anniversary of the death of Francis of Lorraine) as the eldest son of Archduke Franz Karl (the younger son of Francis I), and his wife … See more

    Revolutions of 1848

    During the Revolutions of 1848, the Austrian Chancellor Prince Klemens von Metternich resigned (March–April 1848). The young archduke, who (it was widely expected) would soon succeed his uncle on the throne, wa… See more

    Consolidation of domestic policy

    The next few years saw the seeming recovery of Austria's position on the international scene following the near disasters of 1848–1849. Under Schwarzenberg's guidance, Austria was able to stymie … See more

    Foreign policy

    The main foreign policy goal of Franz Joseph had been the unification of Germany under the House of Habsburg. This was justified on grounds of precedence; from 1452 to the end of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, with … See more

     
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