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FRANCIS II
1768 - 1835


Francis II was the last Holy Roman emperor from 1792 - 1806.

As Francis I, he was also the emperor of Austria from 1804 - 1835.

As Francis, he was king of Hungary from 1792 - 1830.

As Francis, he was king of Bohemia from 1792 - 1836.


Francis' father was Leopold II. His mother was Maria Luisa of Spain.


Francis and Napoleon

Napoleon fought Francis in the Battle of the Three Emperors, also called the Battle of Austerlitz, on December 2, 1805, and won.

Napoleon further told Francis what territories he could and could not have by means of the Treaty of Pressburg, signed December 26, 1805, by Austria and France.

Add insult to injury, Napoleon married Francis' eldest daughter Marie-Louise in 1810.

 

 

 

 


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