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Franz Joseph I of Austria
Habsburg monarch from 1848 to 1916
"Franz Joseph" redirects here. For other uses, see Franz Joseph (disambiguation).
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (German: Franz Joseph Karl[fʁantsˈjoːzɛfˈkaʁl]; Hungarian: Ferenc József Károly[ˈfɛrɛnt͡sˈjoːʒɛfˈkaːroj]; 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.[1] 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-Hungarian Empire in 1867.
From 1 May 1850 to 24 August 1866, he was also president of the German Confederation.
In December 1848, Franz Joseph's uncle Emperor Ferdinand I abdicated the throne at Olomouc, as part of Minister PresidentFelix zu Schwarzenberg's plan to end the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.
Franz Joseph then acceded