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  The Archduke Joseph - Famous Diamond by Diamond Articles
The Archduke was a descendant of the Emperor Leopold II, son of Empress Maria Theresa who owned the famous Florentine Diamond, one of the most notable and unique diamonds in history and an heirloom of the Hapsburgs for many years.
The Archduke Joseph - better known as Joseph of Alcsut - was the oldest son of Duke Joseph Carl Ludwig and Princess Clothilde of Saxe-Coburg.
Erzherzog Joseph Ferdinand attended the military Oberrealchule at Mährisch-Weißenkirchen and after that the Theresian military academy at Wiener-Neustadt from which he was commissioned as a Leutnant in the Tyrolean Jäger regiment on the 18th of August 1892.
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  Joseph August, Archduke of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph August began his military career in 1890 when he was commissioned in Infantry Regiment #1 as a Leutnant.
In 1914 August was involved in combat in the Galician theatre and took command of the VII Corps and was involved in fighting in the Carpathian Mountains.
August remained on this front until the 9th battle of the Isonzo in 1916 a period in which once again he was highly decorated.
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 franz joseph of austria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Franz Joseph (in English also Francis Joseph) (August 18, 1830 - November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria from 1848 until 1916 and King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916.
Archduke Franz was the eldest son of Archduke Franz Karl (and Sophie, Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bavaria), who was brother and heir of Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I.
In 1854 Franz Joseph married Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria (also Princess of Bavaria through her mother's side of the family), who became Elisabeth of Austria ("Sisi" or "Sissi").
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 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - Simple English Wikipedia
Franz Ferdinand von Habsburg (December 18, 1863 - June 28, 1914) was the archduke of Austria and a heir of the Austrian Empire.
Franz Ferdinand was a nephew of the Emperor Franz Josef of Austria.
The bullet fired by Gavrilo Princip in the Archduke's assassination, sometimes referred to as "the bullet that started World War I", is stored as a museum exhibit in the Konopiště Castle in the town of Konopiště, Czech Republic.
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 FRANCIS JOSEPH I. - LoveToKnow Article on FRANCIS JOSEPH I.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
FRANCIS JOSEPH I. - LoveToKnow Article on FRANCIS JOSEPH I. (1830), emperor of Austria, king of Bohemia, and apostolic king of Hungary, was the eldest son of the archduke Francis Charles, second son of the reigning emperor Francis I., being bornon the i8~h of August 1830.
A further motive for their attitude was that Francis Joseph, unlike his predecessor, had not taken the oath to observe the Hungarian constitution, which it was the avowed object of Schwarzenberg to overthrow.
A law was passed by the Hungarian diet regularizing the libdication of Ferdinand; at the beginning of June Francis Joseph signed the inaugural diploma and took the oath in Magyar to observe the constitution; on the 8th he was solemnly crowned king of Hungary.
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 Austria 1895 -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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 Encyclopedia: Archduke Carl of Austria
Karl of Austria (August 17, 1887 – April 1, 1922), Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen, was (among other titles) the last Emperor of Austria, the last King of Hungary and Bohemia, and the last monarch of the Habsburg Dynasty.
Karl was the son of Otto Franz of Austria (1865-1906) and Princess Josepha of Saxony (1867-1944), he was also a nephew of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination triggered World War I.
Franz Joseph I Franz Joseph (in English also Francis Joseph) (August 18, 1830 - November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916 and King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916.
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 Habsburg Diamanten - Erzherzog Joseph - Archduke Joseph
The beautiful, elongated cushion-shaped stone derives its name from its first known owner, Joseph August Victor Clemence Maria, Archduke of Austria and Palatinate of Hungary, great-grandson of Emperor Leopold II of the House of Habsburg, one of the primery ruling dynasties of Europe.
Archduke Joseph August 1872-1962 distinguished himself as a field marshal during World War I and was named first Regent of Hungary, a position that he held until he was forced to resign under pressure from the Allies.
At this time, Archduke Joseph August retired from active politics, though he still became a member of the Upper House of Parliament and involved himself in the cultural aspects of Hungarian society.
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 The Archduke Jospeh Diamond: Famous Large Diamonds - 1Earth Gemstones & Appraisals Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Archduke Joseph - better known as Joseph of Alcsut - was the oldest son of Duke Joseph Carl Ludwig and Princess Clothilde of Saxe-Coburg.
Erzherzog Joseph Ferdinand attended the military Oberrealchule at Mährisch-Weißenkirchen and after that the Theresian military academy at Wiener-Neustadt from which he was commissioned as a Leutnant in the Tyrolean Jäger regiment on the 18th of August 1892.
The AOK immediately objected to the appointment but despite their reservations the Archduke was finally appointed to his new post on the 8th of July 1917 and in which he remained until the 3rd of September 1918.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
The gradual advance of Christianity in Austria towards the east is shown in the shifting of the abode of the early rulers of the Babenberg (Bamberg) line from Melk, on the Kahlenberg, to Vienna.
God sent the rulers of Austria to do His work, and that they did it is an honour exceeding that of the quickly fading garlands which victory twines about the victor's chariot.
The worst blunder committed by Joseph II in his latter years was his obstinate adherence, in spite of the warnings of Cardinal Frankenberg, to the scheme of erecting a general seminary at Louvain.
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 Franz Joseph I of Austria -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
He was born in (The capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss) Vienna, Austria.
In 1854 Franz Joseph married Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria (also Princess of Bavaria through her mother's side of the family), who became (additional info and facts about Elisabeth of Austria) Elisabeth of Austria ("Sisi" or "Sissi").
Franz Joseph's conservatism was partly to blame: when presented with the suggestion that the army should acquire a newly-developed mechanical weapon, namely tanks, he famously retorted: "Absolutely not.
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 boys clothing: European royalty Austria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Austria was left with control of the German Confederation but suffered upheaval during the 1848 revolutions and eventual defeat in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War.
Prussia's defat of Austria led to the formation of the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary in 1867 under Emperor Franz Josef and exclusion from the new German Empire unified by Bismarck.
For its troubles, Austria was bombed heavily in World War II and by 1945 it had been restored to its 1937 frontiers by the victorious Allies.
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 Franz Josef of Austria : Francis Joseph of Austria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Franz Josef of Austria : Francis Joseph of Austria
Franz Josef (sometimes referred to in English as Francis Joseph) (August 18, 1830 - November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria from 1848 until 1916 and King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916.
Franz Josef was the eldest son of Archduke Franz Karl, who was brother and heir of Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I.
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 Europe's Slide to War, 1911-14
Archduke Ferdinand was aware of the passions and hostility by Bosnian Serbs against Habsburg rule.
A devoutly religious man, the Archduke responded to the danger of his visit with the remark that all was in the hands of God.
Driving out of town, the Archduke's entourage of automobiles made a wrong turn and stopped to turn around, and apparently God was not on the Archduke's side, for his car stopped directly in front of Gavrilo Princip.
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 Austrian Rulers 1657-1918   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Archduke Maximilian (brother of Francis Joseph) served as commander in chief of the Austrian fleet and governor general of Lombardo-Venetia (1857—59).
Francis Joseph crowned Emperor of Hungary at Pesth.
Elizabeth (age 62) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary.
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 FRANZ JOSEPH I OF AUSTRIA FACTS AND INFORMATION
Francis Joseph I (in German often abbreviated Franz Joseph or Franz Josef, and in English also Francis Joseph) (August_18, 1830 – November_21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916, and Apostolic King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916.
Archduke Franz was the oldest son of Archduke Franz Karl, who was brother and heir of Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I, and his wife Sophie,_Archduchess_of_Austria_and_Princess_of_Bavaria).
It could be an urban_legend and according to some historians Franz Joseph was called ''Starej Procházka'' much earlier because his arrival was being announced by a cavalryman called Procházka.
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 The Great War . Timeline . 1914 | PBS
Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo.
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
As an ally of Serbia, Russia announces full mobilization of her armed forces.
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 Ancestors and Family of Leopold II Habsburg-Lotharingen
Like Joseph, Leopold was influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment and was determined to construct an efficient state apparatus at the expense of feudal interests.
After Joseph II died in February 1790, Leopold was elected emperor (and also became king of Hungary and archduke of Austria).
In August 1791, however, he joined with the Prussians in issuing the Declaration of Pillnitz, appealing to the European sovereigns to use force to assure the maintenance of monarchical government in France.
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 Franz_Joseph_of_Austria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Franz Josef I (in English also Francis Joseph) (August 18, 1830 – November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916 and King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916.
Archduke Franz was the oldest son of Archduke Franz Karl (and Sophie, Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bavaria), who was brother and heir of Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I.
When Pope Pius IX detained the six year old Jewish boy Edgardo Mortara on account of the claim that a housekeeper had secretly baptized him, Emperor Franz Joseph sent the Pope a plea to return the child to his parents.
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 August 9 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining.
1872 - Joseph August, Archduke of Austria, Austrian field marshal (d.
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 CalendarHome.com - August 9 - Calendar Encyclopedia
August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining.
1872 - Joseph August, Archduke of Austria, Austrian field marshal (d.
August 8 - August 10 - July 9 - September 9 -- listing of all days
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 Joseph, Archduke of Austria, Count Palatine of Hungary (1776-1847)
Archduke Joseph of Austria, Count Palatine of Hungary, 1801-1945
Friedrich, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1856-1936)
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 The Ghosts of Mayerling: The death of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary (1858-1889)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The marriage was loveless, and even though two children were born of it, Emperor Karl I and Archduke Ferdinand, Otto never stopped womanizing and enjoying all the pleasures that Vienna offered to a handsome member of the Habsburg dynasty.
Archduke Karl in fact was the sixth heir-presumptive to Franz Joseph throne.
This would allow Austria to break away from her allegiance to Germany and sign an alliance with France.
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 August 9 Online Research :: Information about August 9   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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 AllRefer.com - Francis Joseph (Austria And Hungary, History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Francis Joseph or Franz Joseph, 1830–1916, emperor of Austria (1848–1916), king of Hungary (1867–1916), nephew of Ferdinand, who abdicated in his favor.
Constant pressure from Hungary led to the reorganization (1867) of the empire as a dual monarchy : the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.
In 1914 his nephew, the heir apparent, Francis Ferdinand, was assassinated, and his death was the spark that set off World War I. Francis Joseph died before the empire actually fell apart under the impact of military defeat, as it did under his successor, Charles I.
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 Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
1.4.5.4.1.Archduke Matthias of Austria (*1971), m.1st 1996 (1998) Sabine Binder (*1973), m.2nd 1999 Eva Anderle (*1968)
3.Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (1833-1896), m.1st 1856 Princess Margarethe of Saxony (1840-1858), m.2nd 1862 Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Sicily (1843-1871), m.3rd 1873 Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal (1855-1944)
3.2.1.4.2.Archduke Carl Philipp of Austria (*1954), m.1st 1994 (div 1997) Martina Donath (*1955), m.2nd 1998 Annie-Claire Lacrambe (*1959)
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 Royal News: August 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Duke and Duchess of Angoulême became the proud parents of a son, Pierre, on August 6 in Grasse.
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Katharina (German tv-moderator Tita von Hardenberg) expect their second child in January.
At the Kaiservilla in Bad Ischl the 150 anniversary of the engagement of Emperor Franz Joseph II of Austria with Princess Elisabeth in Bavaria was celebrated.
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