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Birthday: 1830-08-18
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]
Also Known As: Kaiser Franz Josef, Franz Josef I, Franz Joseph I of Austria , Franz Joseph Karl, Kaiser Franz Joseph Karl, Franz Joseph, Císař František Josef I.
Franz Joseph I (18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 2 December 1848 until his death. From 1 May 1850 to 24 August 1866 he was also President of the German Confederation. He was the longest-reigning ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as well as the longest-reigning emperor and sixth-longest-reigning monarch of any country in history. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
