Franz Josef I

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• Emperor of Austria (1848–1916) and king of Hungary (1867–1916) who divided (1867) his empire into a dual monarchy, Austria-Hungary. His ultimatum to Serbia after the 1914 assassination of his nephew Franz Ferdinand led to World War I.

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• noun emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916)