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. Franz was 18 years old at ...

Emperor Ferdinand I. the unfortunate ruler of Austria, was a member of the Chevra Kadisha (Jewish burial society) of Prague, it was recalled here in connection with the commemoration of his ...

AKG/Album Family tragedy struck again in 1914, when Franz Josef’s nephew and successor, Franz Ferdinand ... Portrait of the emperorThe Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary wears a military ...

If the Austro-Hungarian Empire still existed, Ferdinand Habsburg would be next in line to sit on the throne, instead he will ...

Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his morganatic wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg. Gravest fears are entertained here that the octogenarian Emperor, Franz Josef ...

Born in Munich, Bavaria, in 1805, Sophie married the Archduke of Austria, Franz Karl, when she was 19. A decade later, her husband’s mentally deficient brother, Ferdinand, became emperor ...

But in case you're new here, The Empress focuses on the life of Empress Elisabeth, who marries Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and moves from a relatively simple life in the country to a palace ...

That made her very popular.’ The Empress, which has been in the Netflix top 10 since its release in September, follows the life of Empress Elisabeth who ruled from her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph ...

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 ...