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 …

6 days ago · Franz Joseph (born August 18, 1830, Schloss Schönbrunn, near Vienna, Austria—died November 21, 1916, Schloss Schönbrunn) was the emperor of Austria …

Born at the royal palace of Schönbrunn in Vienna, Austria on the 18th of August 1830, he became the 7th longest-reigning monarch in European history. The Kaiser would lose much of his …

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 …

Following Franz Ferdinand’s tragic demise, Franz Joseph favored war. Death and legacy Franz Joseph had been anxious to keep his Empire intact and to guard over his subjects. Yet he …

Although he was unable to stop the expansion of Prussia or the events that led to World War I, Franz Joseph I is widely recognized as one of the most progressive and effective Austrian …

Aug 4, 2025 · Born in 1830, Franz Joseph became Emperor of Austria in 1848 and went on to reign for almost 70 years until his death in 1916. He was the last “great” monarch of the …

By the abdication of his uncle Ferdinand and the renunciation of his father (the mild-mannered Franz Karl), Franz Joseph succeeded as Emperor of Austria at Olmütz on 2 December 1848.

May 8, 2025 · Von Gottes Gnaden, Kaiser von Österreich; König von Ungarn und Böhmen, König der Lombardei und Venedigs ("König der Lombardei und Venedigs" removed from 3 Oct …

He died during World War I. 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 …