Austria-Hungary came into being in 1867 through a transformation of the Austrian Empire. Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830–1916) stood at the head of the state from the revolutions of 1848 up until 1916.

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Austria-Hungary came into being in 1867 through a transformation of the Austrian Empire. Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830–1916) stood at the head of the state from the revolutions of 1848 up until 1916.