Francis II Becomes Emperor of Austria

Date: August 11, 1804 • Location: Berlin, Germany

Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria.

Francis II and I was the last Holy Roman Emperor from 1792 to 1806, and the first Emperor of Austria from 1804 to 1835. He was also King of Germany, Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, and served as the first president of the German Confederation following its establishment in 1815.