HIST 1003 : History 1003 Final
Document Summary
Austria is still one of the 6 great powers but just barely. Habsburgs were the most powerful family in europe for some time. Habsburgs were also powerful before there were countries like we know it today. They were made up of different ethnic group. He left things in the hands of metternich his prime minister. Germans, hungarians, italians, czechs all revolted in 1848. Slovaks, slovenes, ruthenes, croats and serbians did not revolt. Metternich also left power because he was old. Had the longest reign in modern history 1848-1916. Francis joseph didn"t keep schwarzenberg around that long. Francis joseph was very hard working but he wasn"t smart. In 1898 elizabeth was stabbed to death in geneva. His dad wouldn"t let him do anything until he died. Rudolf married the daughter of the king of belgium. Rudolf had a 17 year old mistress named maria vestsera. Frans ferdinand became the heir to the throne.
