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Franz Joseph I of Austria

1830 - 1916

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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. In the early part of his reign, his realms and territories were referred to as the Austrian Empire, but were reconstituted as the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary in 1867. From 1 May 1850 to 24 August 1866, he was also president of the German Confederation. In December 1848, Franz Joseph's uncle Emperor Ferdinand I abdicated the throne at Olomouc, as part of Minister President Felix zu Schwarzenberg's plan to end the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Joseph I of Austria is the 21st most popular politician (up from 108th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Austria (up from 9th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Politician.

Franz Joseph I was the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and Bohemia from 1848 to 1916. He was the longest-reigning Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, and the second-longest-reigning monarch of the Habsburg dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Franz Joseph I of Austria ranks 21 out of 19,576. Before him are Vladimir Lenin, Saladin, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Kublai Khan, Qin Shi Huang, and George VI. After him are Louis XVI of France, Andrew Jackson, Vladimir Putin, Charles I of England, Charlemagne, and George V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Franz Joseph I of Austria ranks 1. After him are Emily Dickinson, Camille Pissarro, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Frédéric Mistral, Abdülaziz, Paul Heyse, Isabella II of Spain, Frederic Leighton, Porfirio Díaz, Hector Malot, and Isma'il Pasha. Among people deceased in 1916, Franz Joseph I of Austria ranks 1. After him are Grigori Rasputin, Jack London, Henryk Sienkiewicz, William Ramsay, Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Ernst Mach, Élie Metchnikoff, Yuan Shikai, Charles Taze Russell, Klas Pontus Arnoldson, and Odilon Redon.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Franz Joseph I of Austria ranks 3 out of 1,424. Before him are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756), and Adolf Hitler (1889). After him are Joseph Haydn (1732), Franz Schubert (1797), Maria Theresa (1717), Marie Antoinette (1755), Franz Liszt (1811), Johann Strauss II (1825), Gustav Klimt (1862), Erwin Schrödinger (1887), and Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Franz Joseph I of Austria ranks 2. Before him are Adolf Hitler (1889). After him are Maria Theresa (1717), Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (1527), Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459), Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741), Maximilian I of Mexico (1832), Charles I of Austria (1887), Ferdinand I of Austria (1793), Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685), Theodoric the Great (454), and Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552).

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