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Joseph Franz or Joseph Francis (1830-1916) was the Emperor of Austria-Hungary from 1848, when his uncle, Ferdinand I, abdicated.

Short Biography:

After the suppression of the 1848 revolution, Franz Joseph tried to establish an absolute monarchy, but had to grant Austria a parliamentary constitution in 1861, and Hungary equality with Austria in 1867.

He was defeated in the Italian War in 1859 and the Prussian War in 1866.

In 1914 he made the assassination of his nephew, Franz Ferdi read more...

Tags: emperor, monarchy, constitution

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