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Francis Joseph Emperor of Austria

Standard Name: Francis Joseph,, Emperor of Austria

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2 December 1848

Emperor-King Ferdinand I of Austria abdicated in favour of his nephew Francis Joseph .

Deák, István. “Lawful Revolutions and the Many Meanings of Freedom in the Habsburg Monarchy”. Revolution and the Meanings of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Isser Woloch, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 280-14.

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14 April 1849

Hungary, under the revolutionary leadership of Louis Kossuth , became an autonomous reformed state, deposing the Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph .

Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Capital 1848-1875. Abacus, 1975.

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Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.

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Deák, István. “Lawful Revolutions and the Many Meanings of Freedom in the Habsburg Monarchy”. Revolution and the Meanings of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Isser Woloch, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 280-14.

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December 1851

Emperor Francis Joseph revoked the constitution of the Austrian Empire, rendering his rule absolute.

Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.

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July 1854

Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria sent an ultimatum to Russia, demanding the evacuation of Russian troops from the Danubian Principalities.

Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.

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1855

Emperor Francis Joseph made a Concordat with the Papacy, thus gaining control of education and marriage regulation, and restoring ecclesiastical courts throughout the Austrian Empire.

Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.

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July 1859

Napoleon III of France and Francis Joseph of Austria signed the Treaty of Villafranca.

Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.

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