Emperor Franz Josef
Acting
August 18, 1830
Died: November 21, 1916
Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]
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.
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Also Known As
Kaiser Franz JosefFranz Josef IFranz Joseph I of Austria Franz Joseph KarlKaiser Franz Joseph Karl
