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|birth = 18 August 1830<br>{{Wiki|Schönbrunn Palace}}, [[Vienna]], [[Austrian Empire]]
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|death = 21 November 1916 {{c|aged 86}}<br>Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, {{Wiki|Austria-Hungary}}
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'''Franz Joseph I''' or '''Francis Joseph I''' (1830 – 1916) was [[Austrian Empire|Austrian Emperor]], King of [[Hungary]], and the other states of the {{Wiki|Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian Empire}} from 2 December 1848 until his death.
'''Franz Joseph I''' or '''Francis Joseph I''' (1830 – 1916) was the [[Austrian Empire|Austrian Emperor]], King of [[Hungary]], and the other states of the {{Wiki|Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian Empire}} from 2 December 1848 until his death.


A member of the {{Wiki|House of Habsburg}} which had a ruled a vast number lands in [[Europe|Central Europe]], Franz Joseph succeeded his uncle {{Wiki|Ferdinand I of Austria|Ferdinand}} as Emperor in 1848, inheriting the throne at the time when Europe was plagued by a number of {{Wiki|Revolutions of 1848|revolutions}} including various within the Austrian Empire.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Franz Joseph I of Austria}}</ref>
A member of the {{Wiki|House of Habsburg}} which had a ruled a vast number lands in [[Europe|Central Europe]], Franz Joseph succeeded his uncle {{Wiki|Ferdinand I of Austria|Ferdinand}} as Emperor in 1848, inheriting the throne at the time when Europe was plagued by a number of {{Wiki|Revolutions of 1848|revolutions}} including various within the Austrian Empire.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Franz Joseph I of Austria}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
In 1853 in [[Vienna]], Franz Joseph became the subject of an assassination [[Assassination attempt on Franz Joseph I of Austria|attempt]] by Hungarian tailor [[János Libényi]],<ref name="Chapter 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 7</ref> which was thwarted with the intervention of his aide {{Wiki|Maximilian Karl Lamoral O'Donnell}} and the Viennese butcher [[Joseph Ettenreich]].<ref name="Chapter 8">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy'' – Chapter 8</ref>
In 1853, in [[Vienna]], Franz Joseph was walking on his usual route, alongside his [[soldier]]s and his military aide, {{Wiki|Maximilian Karl Lamoral O'Donnell}}. However, he became the subject of an assassination [[Assassination attempt on Franz Joseph I of Austria|attempt]] by Hungarian tailor [[János Libényi]], who managed to stab the emperor in the neck with a kitchen knife.<ref name="Chapter 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 7</ref> With the intervention of his aide, Franz Joseph survived the attempt as the Viennese butcher [[Joseph Ettenreich]] and another associate, "[[Simeon Price|Jack Straw]]," restrained Libényi before any more damage could be done.<ref name="Chapter 8">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy'' – Chapter 8</ref>


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==Appearances==
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Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (1830 – 1916) was the Austrian Emperor, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 2 December 1848 until his death.

A member of the House of Habsburg which had a ruled a vast number lands in Central Europe, Franz Joseph succeeded his uncle Ferdinand as Emperor in 1848, inheriting the throne at the time when Europe was plagued by a number of revolutions including various within the Austrian Empire.[1]

Biography[edit | edit source]

In 1853, in Vienna, Franz Joseph was walking on his usual route, alongside his soldiers and his military aide, Maximilian Karl Lamoral O'Donnell. However, he became the subject of an assassination attempt by Hungarian tailor János Libényi, who managed to stab the emperor in the neck with a kitchen knife.[2] With the intervention of his aide, Franz Joseph survived the attempt as the Viennese butcher Joseph Ettenreich and another associate, "Jack Straw," restrained Libényi before any more damage could be done.[3]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Franz Joseph I of Austria on Wikipedia
  2. Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 7
  3. Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 8