Emperor Franz Josef

Franz Joseph I 18 August 1830 21 November 1916 was Emperor of Austria King of Hungary and the other states of the AustroHungarian 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 longestreigning ruler of the AustroHungarian Empire as well as the longestreigning emperor and sixthlongestreigning monarch of any country in history From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia