Austria



Franz Joseph I
(1830 - 1916)

Franz Joseph I was Emperor of Austria, King of 
Hungary, King of Bohemia, and monarch of many 
other states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 
1848 to his death.  He was the longest-reigning 
Emperor of Austria.  

On 18 February 1853, Franz Joseph survived an 
assassination attempt by Hungarian nationalist
János Libényi.

Franz Joseph died on 21 November 1916, after ruling 
his domains for almost 68 years as one of the
 longest-reigning monarchs in modern history.





Souvenir sheet showing  Franz Joseph empire
with his coat-of-arms.


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