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| | AllRefer.com - Francis Joseph (Austria And Hungary, History, Biography) - Encyclopedia |
 | | Francis Joseph or Franz Joseph, 18301916, emperor of Austria (18481916), king of Hungary (18671916), 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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