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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 2 December 1848 until his death in 1916. [1]
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. The demands of the American President, Woodrow Wilson [citation needed] forced Emperor Charles I to renounce involvement in ...
Franz Joseph I of Austria was the last monarch to attempt to exercise the jus exclusivae. The right has never been formally recognized by the papacy, though conclaves have considered it expedient to recognize secular objections to certain papabili , that is, candidates for the papacy, and to accept secular interference as an unavoidable abuse.
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria asserted the right claimed by certain Catholic rulers to veto a candidate for the papacy, blocking the election of the leading candidate, Cardinal Secretary of State Mariano Rampolla. Sarto was elected on the seventh ballot and took the name Pius X.
This regulation stayed in place until 1860, when it was abolished by Emperor Franz Joseph I and Jewish citizens were given equal rights. [1] [2] [3] When the banker and protector of arts Raymund Karl Wetzler von Plankenstern was created a Reichsfreiherr (Baron of the Empire) by Empress Maria Theresia, he converted to Catholicism while still young.
All about Emperor Franz Joseph's wife. 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.
It was the Emperor Franz Joseph, growing impatient, who finally unleashed the war. On 23 April 1859, he sent an ultimatum to the government of Piedmont-Sardinia demanding that they stop their military preparations and disband their army. On 26 April, Count Cavour rejected the demands, and on 27 April, the Austrian army invaded Piedmont.
Here's the true story of how Empress Sisi and Franz Joseph I fell in love IRL if you watched Netflix's 'The Empress' and want the real deal.