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Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (German: Franz Joseph Karl [fʁants ˈjoːzɛf ˈkaʁl]; Hungarian: Ferenc József Károly [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈjoːʒɛf ˈkaːroj]; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 1848 until his death in 1916. [1]
World War I began when Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia in July 1914, following the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip. Austria-Hungary was one of the Central Powers, along with the German Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Austro-Hungarian forces fought the Allies in Serbia, on the Eastern Front, in Italy, and in Romania ...
Charles I (German: Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria, Hungarian: Károly Ferenc József Lajos Hubert György Ottó Mária; 17 August 1887 – 1 April 1922) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from November 1916 until the monarchy was abolished in November 1918.
Also Holy Roman Emperor, and King of Bohemia and Hungary. In 1665, he unified Austria once more. 25 June 1665 – 5 May 1705 Archduchy of Austria: Joseph I: 26 July 1678 Vienna Eldest son of Leopold I and Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg: 5 May 1705 – 17 April 1711 Archduchy of Austria: Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick 10 June 1646 Vienna three ...
Franz Joseph I [1] − Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary (1848–1916) Karl I [2] − Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary (1916–1918), Previously commanded Army Group Archduke Karl in 1916, Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army (1917–1918) Karl von Stürgkh − Minister-President of Austria (1911–1916)
Austrian Prime Minister Stürgkh warned Tisza that if Austria did not launch a war, its "policy of hesitation and weakness" would cause Germany to abandon Austria-Hungary as an ally. [27] All present, except Tisza, finally agreed that Austria-Hungary should present an ultimatum designed to be rejected. [ 30 ]
This is a list of people who were heir apparent or heir presumptive to the Archduchy of Austria from when Leopold VI permanently unified the Archduchy in 1665 to the end of the monarchy in Austria-Hungary in 1918. Those heirs who succeeded are shown in bold. The position of heir to the Empire was often of great importance.
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom: 1841–1910 8 December 1914 Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen: 1856–1936 21 November 1916 Emperor Karl I of Austria: 1887–1922 23 November 1916 Archduke Eugen of Austria: 1863–1954 25 November 1916 Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf: 1852–1925 5 November 1917 Hermann Freiherr Kövess von Kövessháza