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or Francis Joseph. 1830-1916. Emperor of
Austria-Hungary from 1848, when his uncle,
Ferdinand I, abdicated. After the suppression
of the 1848 revolution, Franz Joseph tried to
establish an absolute monarchy but had to
grant Austria a parliamentary constitution
1861 and Hungary equality with Austria 1867.
He was defeated in the Italian War 1859 and
the Prussian War 1866. In 1914 he made the
assassination of his heir and nephew, Franz
Ferdinand, the excuse for attacking Serbia,
precipitating World War I.