12/4/2023 0 Comments Austria emperor franz joseph![]() ![]() The marriage was not a happy one for Sisi. The ceremony was conducted by Cardinal Joseph Othmar Rauscher, Archbishop of Vienna with 1,000 guests in attendance including 70 bishops.įranz Joseph’s youngest child, Marie Valerie in 1870 Credit – Wikipedia Five days later their engagement was officially announced.įranz Joseph and Sisi were married on April 24, 1854, at the Augustinerkirche, the parish church of the imperial court of the Habsburgs, a short walk from Hofburg Palace in Vienna. Franz Joseph told his mother that if he could not marry Elisabeth, he would not marry at all. Instead, Franz Joseph fell in love with the 15-year-old Elisabeth. In 1853, Helene traveled with her mother and her younger sister Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria (Sisi) to the resort of Bad Ischl, Upper Austria to meet her cousin Franz Joseph with the hopes that she would become his bride. She arranged for a match between Franz Joseph and Helene, Duchess in Bavaria, the eldest daughter of her sister Ludovika of Bavaria and her husband Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria. However, Sophie wanted to forge a relationship with her familial House of Wittelsbach of Bavaria and the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. Franz Joseph’s domineering mother considered several princesses as the future empress including Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, Princess Anna of Prussia, and Princess Sidonia of Saxony. The feeling in the Imperial Court was that the young emperor should marry and produce heirs as soon as possible. Franz Joseph was now Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Croatia, and King of Bohemia.Įmperor Franz Joseph I in 1851 Credit – Wikipedia During the Revolution of 1848, she persuaded her husband to give up his rights to the throne in favor of their son Franz Joseph, and on December 2, 1848, Emperor Ferdinand abdicated the throne in favor of his 18-year-old nephew. The biggest ambition of Franz Joseph’s mother Sophie was to place her oldest son on the Austrian throne. On his 13th birthday, Franz Joseph was appointed Colonel of the Dragoons Regiment, and the focus of his education shifted to military strategies and tactics. His studies also included mathematics, physics, history, geography, jurisprudence, political science, and physical education. It was important for Franz Joseph to learn the languages of the Austrian empire, and so he studied not only French, Latin, and Greek, but also Hungarian, Czech, Italian, and Polish. However, his rigorous education continued and he was studying 56 hours a week at the 15. Franz Joseph became seriously ill at the age of 13 due to the stress of his studies. The hours of study per week increased to 36 hours at age eight and 46 hours at age 11. He was expected to study 18 hours a week when he was six years old. Bombelles created a rigorous course of study for Franz Joseph. In 1836, Count Heinrich Bombelles became responsible for the education of the young archdukes. His father’s will stipulated that Ferdinand’s uncle Archduke Ludwig be consulted on government matters and during Ferdinand’s reign a council called the Secret State Conference controlled the government.įranz Joseph was educated with his brother Maximilian, and they were first taught by their governess Baroness Louise von Sturmfeder. His epilepsy caused him to have as many as twenty seizures per day, and this severely restricted his ability to rule with any effectiveness. Ferdinand has been depicted as feeble-minded and incapable of ruling, but he kept a coherent and legible diary. Upon the death of his father on March 2, 1835, Ferdinand became Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Croatia, and King of Bohemia. Franz Joseph’s father was the third, but the second surviving son of Emperor Franz I, so Franz Joseph was expected to eventually succeed to the throne. Franz’s eldest son and successor Ferdinand suffered from epilepsy, hydrocephalus, neurological problems, and a speech impediment and although he married in 1831, the marriage was probably never consummated and therefore no children were expected. Franz Joseph with his three brothers, left to right: Karl Ludwig, Franz Joseph, Maximilian, and Ludwig Viktor, circa 1860 Photo Credit – Wikipediaįranz Joseph was born during the reign of his grandfather Emperor Franz I. ![]()
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