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August 18, 1830 ,Schonbrunn Palace, Austria
"So we had twins!"said Franz Karl as he looked down at his wife. "Let's name them Franz Joseph and Ferdinand Maximilian. "Yes, those are good names." he said " Are they all boys?" "Yes." she replied.
1830 to 1848
Franz Karl and his wife had two more children in the 1830s, Charles Ludwig and Maria Anna Karolina. Austria was at peace during those years, with few problems and wars. Prussia was also thriving as was Britain. In North America, The United States allied itself with France and assisted France's purchase of Alaska from Russsia to use as a penal colony. All in all, Eurpe was expanding and thriving peacefully. The 1840's began with a bang. In 1843, Hungary and Italy revolted. Although it was repressed, it used a lot of manpower. Then came the death of Franz Karl at the hands of a Insane man. Shortly after that Ferdinand died of a Heart attack, leaving Austria in the hands of Franz Joseph. His first act as Archduke was to grant Hungary and Northern Italy independence under the rule of his two brothers, Ferdinand Maximillian and Charles Ludwig. The reasoning was simple. Franz Joseph wanted to avoid rebellions like the one in 1843.
Then came the revolutions of 1848 and the creation of the Frankfurt Parliament. The Parliament began the creation of a German federation and formally offered the crown to Franz Joseph, who accepted.
August 18, 1830 ,Schonbrunn Palace, Austria
"So we had twins!"said Franz Karl as he looked down at his wife. "Let's name them Franz Joseph and Ferdinand Maximilian. "Yes, those are good names." he said " Are they all boys?" "Yes." she replied.
1830 to 1848
Franz Karl and his wife had two more children in the 1830s, Charles Ludwig and Maria Anna Karolina. Austria was at peace during those years, with few problems and wars. Prussia was also thriving as was Britain. In North America, The United States allied itself with France and assisted France's purchase of Alaska from Russsia to use as a penal colony. All in all, Eurpe was expanding and thriving peacefully. The 1840's began with a bang. In 1843, Hungary and Italy revolted. Although it was repressed, it used a lot of manpower. Then came the death of Franz Karl at the hands of a Insane man. Shortly after that Ferdinand died of a Heart attack, leaving Austria in the hands of Franz Joseph. His first act as Archduke was to grant Hungary and Northern Italy independence under the rule of his two brothers, Ferdinand Maximillian and Charles Ludwig. The reasoning was simple. Franz Joseph wanted to avoid rebellions like the one in 1843.
Then came the revolutions of 1848 and the creation of the Frankfurt Parliament. The Parliament began the creation of a German federation and formally offered the crown to Franz Joseph, who accepted.
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