Emperor Franz Joseph dies at the age of 86 because ... He reigned for 68 years before he died in 1916 when both Hungary and Austria were independent states of equal status. Season 2 of The Empress ...

A fateful encounter – the proverbial love at first sight. He is Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, she is Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Princess of Bavaria and the sister of the woman Franz ...

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to events that meant even if people didn’t want to fight, they had made promises which had to be kept. 28th July 1914 – Austria-Hungary ...