He vetoed the candidacy of Mariano Rampolla for the papacy in the last usage of the so-called Jus Exclusivae.
The high collar on this man's uniform protected him during one assassination attempt, during which he was protected by officer Maximilan O'Donnell. He vetoed the candidacy of Mariano Rampolla for the papacy in the last usage of the so-called Jus Exclusivae. This man so disdained his final heir's marriage to a mere countess that he refused to attend their wedding. His wife Elisabeth was stabbed to death with a needle file by anarchist Luigi Lucheni, while his original heir apparently shot his mistress Mary Vetsera before killing himself in the highly controversial Maylering Incident. He was the ruler of the nation, which lost the Battle of Bezzecca to Garibaldi's forces and the Battle of Koniggratz to von Moltke's forces. He was succeeded by his grandnephew Charles I, who replaced the previous heir, his assassinated nephew Franz Ferdinand. For 10 points, name this longtime emperor of Austria from 1848 to 1916.
The high collar on this man's uniform protected him during one assassination attempt, during which he was protected by officer Maximilan O'Donnell.
Franz Joseph I [accept Francis Joseph I]