Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

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Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor was the last Holy Roman Emperor and later Emperor of Austria, overseeing the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire during the Napoleonic era.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of Austria
Holy Roman Emperor
human
member of royalty
monarch
alsoKnownAs Francis I of Austria
Francis II
birthDate 1768-02-12
birthPlace Florence
Grand Duchy of Tuscany NERFINISHED
burialPlace Imperial Crypt, Vienna
child Archduchess Marie Leopoldine of Austria-Este NERFINISHED
Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
Ferdinand I of Austria
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
countryOfCitizenship Austrian Empire
Holy Roman Empire
createdTitle Emperor of Austria
dateOfDissolutionOfHolyRomanEmpire 1806-08-06
deathDate 1835-03-02
deathPlace Austrian Empire
Vienna
father Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
fullName Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
givenName Francis
house Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty
languageSpoken German
lastHolderOfTitle Holy Roman Emperor
mother Maria Luisa of Spain
nobleFamily House of Habsburg-Lorraine
notableEvent dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
positionHeld Archduke of Austria
Emperor of Austria
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
King of Hungary
predecessor Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
reasonForTitleCreation response to the proclamation of the French Empire by Napoleon
reignContext Napoleonic Wars
reignEnd 1806-08-06
reignEndAsEmperorOfAustria 1835-03-02
reignStart 1792-07-05
reignStartAsEmperorOfAustria 1804-08-11
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Caroline Augusta of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Elisabeth of Württemberg NERFINISHED
Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este NERFINISHED
Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies
successor Ferdinand I of Austria


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