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- Birth nameFranz Josef von Habsburg-Lothringen
- Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (18 August 1830 - 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 2 December 1848 until his death. From 1 May 1850 to 24 August 1866 he was also President of the German Confederation. He was the longest-reigning ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as well as the longest-reigning emperor and seventh-longest-reigning monarch of any country in history
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpouseElizabeth of Bavaria(April 24, 1854 - September 10, 1898) (her death, 4 children)
- ChildrenSophieGiselaRudolfMarie-Valerie
- RelativesArchduke Franz Ferdinand(Niece or Nephew)Peter von Altenburg(Great Grandchild)
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- Emperor of Austro-Hungarian Empire (1848-1916). The murder of his nephew and heir-apparent Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian assassin in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 1914 was the spark that ignited WW I.
- Being aged 84-86 during WWI, he was the oldest head/leader of any fighting country during a World War.
- Refused to give the minorities in his Austro-Hungarian empire more rights, which caused many ethnic conflicts.
- Son of Archduke Franz Karl and Princess Sophie of Bavaria.
- His mother decided that he should marry his cousin Princess Helene of Bavaria. He instead chose Helene`s younger sister Princess Elizabeth (1854).
- [on his wife's assassination (1898)] Mir bleibt doch gar nichts erspart auf dieser Welt! (I really don't escape anything in this world!)
- [to President Theodore Roosevelt] It's my job as emperor to protect my people from elected politicians.
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