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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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