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Franz Joseph I AUS

Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria






Reign

December 2, 1848 - November 21, 1916  (67 years) (18-86)
Preceded by Ferdinand I of Austria
Succeeded by Charles I of Austria


Life Data

Full Name Franz Joseph Karl
House Habsburg-Lorraine
Born August 18, 1830
Birthplace Vienna, Austria
Died November 21, 1916  (86 years)
Deathplace Vienna, Austria


Parents

Franz Karl, Archduke of Austria
Born December 17, 1802
Father Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor/I, Emperor of Austria  (1768-1835) (67 years)
Mother Maria Theresa, Princess of Naples and Sicily  (1772-1807) (35 years)
Marriage 1824-72  (48 years, widowed)
Died March 8, 1878  (75 years)


Sophie, Princess of Bavaria
Born January 27, 1805
Father Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria  (1756-1825) (69 years)
Mother Caroline, Princess of Baden  (1776-1841) (65 years)
Children 5
Died May 28, 1872  (67 years)


Siblings

1. Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico  (1832-67) (35 years)
2. Karl Ludwig, Archduke of Austria  (1833-96) (63 years)
3. Maria Anna, Archduchess of Austria  (1835-40) (5 years)
4. Ludwig Viktor, Archduke of Austria  (1842-1919) (77 years)


Marriages

1. Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria
Born December 24, 1837
Father Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria  (1808-88) (80 years)
Mother Ludovika, Princess of Bavaria  (1808-92) (84 years)
Marriage April 24, 1854 - September 10, 1898  (44 years, widowed)
Died September 10, 1898  (60 years)


Children

1. Sophie, Archduchess of Austria
Born March 5, 1855
Died May 29, 1857  (2 years)


2. Gisela, Archduchess of Austria
Born July 12, 1856
Husband Leopold, Prince of Bavaria  (1846-1930) (84 years)
Marriage April 20, 1873 - September 28, 1930  (57 years, widowed)
Died July 27, 1932  (76 years)


3. Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Born August 21, 1858
Wife Stéphanie, Princess of Belgium  (1864-1945) (81 years)
Marriage May 10, 1881 - January 30, 1889  (7 years, died)
Died January 30, 1889  (30 years)


4. Marie Valerie, Archduchess of Austria
Born April 22, 1868
Husband Franz Salvator, Archduke of Austria  (1866-1939) (73 years)
Marriage July 31, 1890 - September 6, 1924  (34 years, died)
Died September 6, 1924  (56 years)


Grandchildren

Grandchildren via Gisela, Princess of Bavaria
1. Elisabeth Marie, Countess of Seefried and Buttenheim  (1874-1957) (83 years)
2. Auguste, Archduchess of Austria  (1875-1964) (89 years)
3. Georg, Prince of Bavaria  (1880-1943) (63 years)
4. Konrad, Prince of Bavaria  (1883-1969) (86 years)


Grandchildren via Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
1. Elisabeth Marie, Mrs. Petznek  (1883-1963) (80 years)


Grandchildren via Marie Valerie, Archduchess of Austria
1. Elisabeth Franziska, Countess von Waldburg zu Zeil und Hohenems  (1892-1930) (38 years)
2. Franz Carl, Archduke of Austria  (1893-1918) (25 years)
3. Hubert Salvator, Archduke of Austria  (1894-1971) (77 years)
4. Hedwig, Countess of Stolberg-Stolberg  (1896-1970) (74 years)
5. Theodor Salvator, Archduke of Austria  (1899-1978) (79 years)
6. Gertrud, Countess von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg  (1900-42) (42 years)
7. Maria Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria  (1901-36) (35 years)
8. Clemens Salvator, Archduke of Austria  (1904-74) (70 years)
9. Mathilde, Mrs. Hefel  (1906-91) (85 years)
10. Agnes, Archduchess of Austria  (1911-11) (1 day)
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