Ferdinand I of Austria
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Ferdinand I was Emperor of Austria from March 1835 until his abdication in December 1848. He was also King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia, King of Lombardy–Venetia and holder of other lesser titles.
Ferdinand I in the uniform of an Austrian field marshal, by Eduard Edlinger, c. 1843
Double portrait of Ferdinand and Maria Anna of Savoy
Coronation of King Ferdinand V in 1836 in Prague
State portrait of Ferdinand I in the ceremonial robes of the Order of the Golden Fleece by Leopold Kupelwieser, 1847
Franz Joseph I
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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 o
Ferdinand I of Austria
…Metternich, Austria's Foreign Minister. Following the Revolutions of 1848, Ferdinand abdicated on 2 December 1848. He was succeeded by his nephew, Franz Joseph. Following his abdication, he lived in Hradčany Palace, Prague, until his death in 1875. Ferdinand married Maria Anna of Savoy, the sixth child of…
Formal portrait, 1910
Franz Joseph with his mother Archduchess Sophie, by Joseph Karl Stieler
Franz Joseph's family gathered in prayer, 1839
The Battle of Győr on 28 June 1849. Franz Joseph enters Győr leading the Austrian troops.