Francis Joseph (feb 3, 1848 – nov 21, 1916)
Description:
Ruler of Austro-Hungarian empire who savagely crushed Magyar nationalists trying to declare an independent Hungarian republic w/ the help of Russia in 1849Ruled Hungary as a conquered territory throughout 1850s
centralized the state and Germanizing the language and culture of different nationalities throughout hungary and the rest of the empire
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Date:
feb 3, 1848
nov 21, 1916
~ 68 years