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).

Francis II & I
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor by Friedrich von Amerling 003.jpg
State portrait of Francis as Emperor of Austria wearing the Austrian imperial robes (by Friedrich von Amerling, c. 1832)
Holy Roman Emperor
5 July 1792 – 6 August 1806
14 July 1792
Frankfurt Cathedral
PredecessorLeopold II
SuccessorMonarchy abolished (Napoleon as Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine)
Archduke/Emperor of Austria
1 March 1792/11 August 1804 – 2 March 1835
PredecessorLeopold VII
SuccessorFerdinand I
ChancellorKlemens von Metternich
King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia
1 March 1792 – 2 March 1835
Coronations
PredecessorLeopold II
SuccessorFerdinand V
King of Lombardy–Venetia
9 June 1815 – 2 March 1835
SuccessorFerdinand I
Head of Präsidialmacht Austria
In office
20 June 1815 – 2 March 1835
Succeeded byFerdinand I
Born(1768-02-12)12 February 1768
Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died2 March 1835(1835-03-02) (aged 67)
Vienna, Austrian Empire
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1788; died 1790)
(m. 1790; died 1807)
(m. 1808; died 1816)
(m. 1816)
Issue
Detail
Full name
Franz Josef Karl
HouseHabsburg-Lorraine
FatherLeopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherMaria Luisa of Spain
ReligionRoman Catholicism
SignatureFrancis II & I's signature

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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