Last Roman Emperor and first Emperor of Austria (Francis I. with Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies", "gender": "Female" }, Archduke Johann Nepomuk Of Austria{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Archduke Johann Nepomuk Of Austria", "gender": "Male" }, born 1805, died 1809, age 3 [27] Francis was interred in the traditional resting place of Habsburg monarchs, the Kapuziner Imperial Crypt in Vienna's Neue Markt Square. He was connected with the Habsburgs through his grandmother Eleonor, daughter of Emperor Ferdinand III, and wife of Charles Leopold of Lorraine, his grandfather. He briefly commanded the Allied forces during the Flanders Campaign of 1794 before handing over command to his brother Archduke Charles. NAME=Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Francis I of Austria SHORT DESCRIPTION=Deceased Monarch DATE OF BIRTH= February 12, 1768 PLACE OF BIRTH= Florence, Tuscany, Italy DATE OF DEATH= March 2, 1830 PLACE OF DEATH= Vienna, Austria. 19 Sep 1790. ; 12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire af The Emperor wrote that Francis was "stunted in growth", "backward in bodily dexterity and deportment", and "neither more nor less than a spoiled mother's child." He added that "we hereby decree that we regard the bond which until now tied us to the states of the Empire as dissolved"[10] in effect dissolving the empire. [11] After that date, he reigned as Francis I, Emperor of Austria. Of Cracow, Archduke Joseph of Austria{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Archduke Joseph of Austria", "gender": "Male" }, Ludovika, Duchess Of Austria{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Ludovika, Duchess Of Austria", "gender": "Female" }, born 1790, died 1791, age 1 Francis II (German: Franz II., Erwählter Römischer Kaiser) (12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire after the decisive defeat at the hands of the First French Empire led by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz. 12 February 1768 Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor - Born Therefore, the crown had to eventually rest on young Francis’ head. Francis II, the last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806) and, as Francis I, emperor of Austria (1804-35); he was also, as Francis, king of Hungary (1792-1830) and king of Bohemia (1792-1836). He had 15 siblings. This made Francis a cousin of the Duchess of Angoulême. ; 12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor from 1792 to 1806 and, as Francis I, the first Emperor of Austria from 1804 to 1835. [18] Censorship was also prevalent. On 15 September 1790, to his double first cousin. with Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies", "gender": "Female" }, Archduke Josef Franz Leopold Of Austria{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Person", "name": "Archduke Josef Franz Leopold Of Austria", "gender": "Male" }, born 1799, died 1807, age 8 [24] The lyrics were adapted for later Emperors and the music lives on as the Deutschlandlied. The author Franz Grillparzer, a Habsburg patriot, had one play suppressed solely as a "precautionary" measure. Yet, distrustful of allowing any individual too much power, he otherwise maintained the separation of command functions between the Hofkriegsrat and his field commanders. Marie Antoinette was his father’s younger sister. sibling relationship with Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 5 May 1747) sibling relationship with Maria Amalia, Archduchess of Austria (1746) (born 26 February 1746) sibling relationship with Maria Anna, Archduchess of Austria (1738) (born 6 October 1738) sibling relationship with Maria Carolina, Queen of Naples and Sicily … Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor Born May 5, 1747 Father Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708-65) (57 years) Mother Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria (1717-80) (63 years) Marriage 1764-92 (28 years, died) Died March 1, 1792 (44 years) Francis was born in Florence, the capital of Tuscany, where his father reigned as Grand Duke from 1765–90. 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