Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary
Franz Joseph I ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire for 68 years (1848-1916), the second-longest reign of any European monarch, presiding over the empire's long, difficult accommodation of its many nationalities. His ultimatum to Serbia following the 1914 assassination of his nephew and heir, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, triggered the chain of alliances that began the First World War; he died in November 1916, two years before his empire's collapse and dissolution.
- Lived: 1830 CE – 1916 CE
- Nationality: austrian
- Roles: emperor, head_of_state
