Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I ( ; ; 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.Francis Joseph, in Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 19 April 2009 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 the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1867. From 1 May 1850 to 24 August 1866, he was also president of the German Confederation.
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I ( ; ; 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.Francis Joseph, in Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 19 April 2009 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 the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1867. From 1 May 1850 to 24 August 1866, he was also president of the German Confederation