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Franz Joseph and his mother Archduchess Sophie, by Joseph Karl Stieler Franz Joseph's family gathered in prayer, 1839 Franz Joseph was born on 18 August 1830 in the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna (on the 65th anniversary of the death of Francis of Lorraine ) as the eldest son of Archduke Franz Karl (the younger son of Francis I ), and his wife ...
Father died, became emperor Archduke Joseph Franz, 1804–1807, brother Archduke Franz Karl, 1807–1835, brother Ferdinand I: Archduke Franz Karl: Brother 2 March 1835 Brother became emperor: 2 December 1848 Brother abdicated, renounced his own claim to the throne Archduke Franz Joseph, son Franz Joseph I: Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian: Brother
Within two months of her marriage to Franz Joseph, Elisabeth was pregnant. On 5 March 1855, the 17-year-old Empress of Austria delivered a daughter who was christened the same day, without Elisabeth's knowledge, Sophie Friederike Dorothea Maria Josepha, after Franz Joseph's mother.
Netflix's 'The Empress' aired and fans want to know the true stories behind the characters. Here's everything about the real Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria.
Franz Joseph was passionately in love with his wife, but they had a very complex relationship. He was a stolid and sober man, a political conservative who was still guided by his mother and her adherence to the strict Spanish Court ceremony regarding both his public and domestic life, whereas Elisabeth inhabited a different world altogether.
The Empress (German: Die Kaiserin) is a German historical drama television series based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, starring Devrim Lingnau in the title role, and Philip Froissant as Emperor Franz Joseph.
Netflix's 'The Empress,' featuring Elisabeth of Austria, is a new hit show, and everyone wants to know the true story. All about Emperor Franz Joseph's wife.
In any case, his death in 1896 from typhoid made his eldest son, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the new heir presumptive. However, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 (an event that precipitated World War I), so when Emperor Franz-Joseph died in November 1916, he was succeeded instead by his grandnephew, Charles I of Austria.