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Emperor Franz Josef
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How Did Emperor Franz Josef Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 86
Also known asKaiser Franz Josef, Franz Josef I, Franz Joseph I of Austria , Franz Joseph Karl, Kaiser Franz Joseph Karl, Franz Joseph, Císař František Josef I.GenderMaleNationalityCisleithaniaBorn18/08/1830Born inVienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]Died21/11/1916 (aged 86)Died inSchönbrunn PalaceCausepneumoniaWikidataQ51056 ↗Buried atImperial CryptTMDb#1329881 ↗

Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his death in 1916. In the early part of his reign, his realms and territories were referred to as the Austrian Empire, but in 1867 they were reconstituted as the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary. From 1 May 1850 to 24 August 1866, he was also president of the German Confederation.

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Filmography8 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2013Felix Austria!MovieSelf (archive footage)183
2005World Mirror CinemaMovieSelf (archive footage)175
1996Assassinations That Changed the WorldSeries—166
1977Hitler: A CareerMovieSelf (archive footage)147
1977ViennaFilm 1896-1976MovieSelf (archive footage)147
1910Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria greeted by his peopleMovie—80
1903Kaiserbesuch in BraunauMovieSelf73
1901Grand Consecration of the Emperor Franz I. BridgeMovieSelf71