Francis joseph of austria biography of barack
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Franz Joseph I of Austria Biography
Francis Joseph I, popularly known as Franz Joseph I, was the King of Hungary and Bohemia, an Emperor of Austria, as well as a monarch of several other states of the Astro-Hungarian Empire from 1848 to 1916.
He was also the German Confederation’s president from 1850 to 1866.
Francis joseph of austria biography of barack
Franz Joseph I is considered the longest-serving King of Hungary and Emperor of Austria and the third-ruling monarch of any country in the history of Europe. He acceded to the throne following the abdication of the throne by Emperor Ferdinand (his uncle) as a plan to end Hungary’s Revolution of 1848.
Early Life
Franz Joseph I was born on August 18, 1830, in Vienna’s Schonbrunn Palace. He was the firstborn son of Franz Karl (the Archduke and son of Francis II) and Archduchess Sophie. His uncle, Emperor Ferdinand, was the reigning emperor at the time.
Because the emperor was not so strong-minded, Franz Joseph’s mother decided to bring up his son as the future leader and emp