Francis I of Austria
Francis I, Emperor of Austria (12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) also was Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (in German language: Franz II, Heiliger Römischer Kaiser).
He was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until August 6, 1806, when the empire was no longer a unit. He then became Francis I, first Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary,Bohemia and Croatia from 1804 to 1835). He fought in the Napoleonic Wars .
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1770 painting by Anton Raphael Mengs depicting Archduke Francis at the age of 2
Painting of Francis II at the age of 25, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, with the Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire and Hungary's Crown of Saint Stephen in the background (1792)
Francis I as Austrian Emperor wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, undated
Medallion of Francis I, designed by Philipp Jakob Treu in Basel, Switzerland on 13 January 1814. This was the date in the War of the Sixth Coalition when the allied monarchs of Austria, Prussia, and Russia crossed the Rhine at Basel into France.
Francis as Emperor of Austria wearing the Austrian imperial robes, by Friedrich von Amerling, c. 1832
Portrait of an aging Francis II, by Friedrich von Amerling, c. 1832
Sarcophagus of Francis II in the Imperial Crypt