Emperor Franz Josef

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Emperor Franz Josef

A.K.A:

François-Joseph Ier d'Autriche - Franz Joseph I - Kaiser Franz Josef - Franz Josef I - Franz Joseph I of Austria - Franz Joseph Karl - Kaiser Franz Joseph Karl - Franz Joseph -

1830-08-18 -1916-11-21

Male

Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]

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Biography


Franz 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 sixth-longest-reigning monarch of any country in history. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia