![]() ![]() Lord of Triest, Kotor, the Wendish March Grand Voivode of the Voivodship of Serbia etc. Franz Joseph was born during the reign of his grandfather Emperor Franz I. While Sophie did not become empress as she had once hoped, since her husband. Sophie’s hour came in 1848, when the ailing emperor Ferdinand abdicated in favour of his nephew, the 18-year-old Franz Joseph, in Olmütz, where the imperial family had taken refuge from the turmoil of the revolution. Maximilian, in full Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, (born July 6, 1832, Vienna, Austriadied June 19, 1867, near Querétaro, Mex.), archduke of Austria and the emperor of Mexico, a man whose naive liberalism proved unequal to the international intrigues that had put him on the throne and to the brutal struggles within Mexico that led to his execution. Archduke of Austria Grand Duke of Tuscany, Crakow Duke of Lorraine, Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, the Bukovina Grand Prince of Transylvania Margrave of Moravia Duke of the Upper & Lower Silesia, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Guastalla, Oswiecin, Zator, Cieszyn, Friuli, Ragusa, Zara Princely Count of Habsburg, Tyrol, Kyburg, Gorizia, Gradisca Prince of Trent, Brixen Margrave of the Upper & Lower Lusatia, in Istria Count of Hohenems, Feldkirch, Bregenz, Sonnenberg, etc. Archduchess Sophie: The ‘secret empress’. Lord of Trieste, of Cattaro (Kotor), and over the Windic march.įrancis Joseph I, by the grace of God Emperor of Austria Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia, Lodomeria, Illyria King of Jerusalem, etc. It is a powerful and wonderfully executed drama, one well worth your time.and contemplation.His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty,įranz Joseph I, by the Grace of God Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, Bohemia, King of Lombardy and Venice, of Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia, Lodomeria and Illyria King of Jerusalem etc., Archduke of Austria Grand Duke of Tuscany and Cracow, Duke of Lorraine, of Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola and of the Bukovina Grand Prince of Transylvania Margrave of Moravia Duke of Upper and Lower Silesia, of Modena, Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla, of Auschwitz, Zator and Teschen, Friuli, Ragusa (Dubrovnik) and Zara (Zadar) Princely Count of Habsburg and Tyrol, of Kyburg, Gorizia and Gradisca Prince of Trent (Trento) and Brixen Margrave of Upper and Lower Lusatia and in Istria Count of Hohenems, Feldkirch, Bregenz, Sonnenberg, etc. brother Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria brother Marie Anna Karolina Pia von st. It took ages, centuries, and wars and revolutions to bring change. The queen’s connections and contacts with Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria (18301916) were slight, but the pair always had the greatest mutual respect for one other. ![]() The life of a royal was grand and luxurious but steeped in a mystical and suffocating reality. He would become the most respected and most beloved member of the Habsburg dynasty, ruling the Austrian Empire and then the Austro-Hungarian Empire for 68 years. Far removed from their subjects by tradition and duty, it took great courage to push the boundaries that even to think of doing so people of those times feared would bring their world crashing down were anyone to even contemplate such. While this drama takes much license with historical fact, the essence of the Emperor and Empress's plight is not far from reality. My hope is that productions like these inspire people to do a little research of their own on these characters, and the history of the times. Franz Joseph I (Aug November 21, 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, King of Bohemia, and monarch of many other states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, from Decemto his death. The Emperor did not approve when Franz Ferdinand wanted to marry Sophie Chotek, who was considered inferior because her family members were not descendants of any European ruling dynasty. ![]() Franz Joseph’s relationship with his heir, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, was very tense. The acting is first class, and the palace intrigue among all the characters ever vying for power and influence maintains all the suspense. Franz Joseph and Archduke Franz Ferdinand. But don't let that get in the way of enjoying a superb drama and beautifully created production. while based on a true story it is far from historically accurate. ![]()
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