Franz's uncle, Emperor Ferdinand (I) was childless, so he was treated as his heir. ... He officially took over as the Emperor of Austria on December 2, 1848, per Britannica.

This 'workaholic' emperor was hiding a tumultuous private life. Franz Josef's disciplined approach served him well as ruler of Austria-Hungary yet failed to control his rebellious children and ...

Today, April 18, the producers of The Play That Goes Wrong are celebrating the birthdays of Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria, Eliot Ness and Kate Hudson by releasing new video of the brilliant new ...

The 27-year-old Ferdinand Zvonimir Maria Balthus Keith Michael Otto Antal Bahnam Leonhard Habsburg-Lothringen is the great-grandson of Charles I, who stood aside as the last Emperor of Austria and ...

If the Austro-Hungarian Empire still existed, 25-year-old Ferdinand Habsburg would eventually be its ruler. Instead he’s a racecar driver. “I’m so proud of my family and what they’ve done ...

The Empress Elisabeth of Austria had four children with her husband, Emperor Franz Joseph I. Her first child, Archduchess Sophie, died at just 2 years old in 1857.

An illustration of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914), Archduke of Austria, and his wife Sophie, in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28, 1914. | Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images ...

Married at 16 to the emperor of Austria, Elisabeth—nicknamed Sisi—was a reluctant empress, struggling with royal life and sympathetic to the democratic struggles of the people in her new nation.