Franz Josef: The Last Great Emperor

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[@luxembourgishempire2826]

Can you please do the last emperor? Charles?

[@kenmcfann8128]

Biographics tell us about franz Ferdinand, why was he worth going to war over.

[@itsblitz4437]

@@kenmcfann8128 yes! And his assassin too. And why Serbia always start a war.

[@daveeed0036]

Ken Mcfann Conrad von Hotzendorf. He was the one that wanted to go to war with Serbia. Franz Ferdinand actually strongly opposed going to war with Serbia because he knew that meant war with Russia too.

[@ursaber]

EDWARD III - Louis XV - Charles I of Spain - Peter the Great

[@yodathe900yearolddyslectic8]

Frans Josef: who would start a war between german states at 3 am? Bismarck: oh boy 3 am

[@rejvaik00]

_"Who else but Bismarck?"_

[@testshietchannel]

@@rejvaik00 giggedy giggedy giggedy - lets have war!

[@dancertm]

My grandmother, who was born in Austria-Hungary, to her dying day said of the Emperor, "He vas a goot kingk!"

[@great-wall-of-nowhere9377]

Nice

[@Dirtyboxer1]

My maternal grandmother's family immigrated from the Slovakia province of the empire just before WWI. Grandma always said that her brothers (who would have been draft age at the time) were more interested in girls in America than fighting for the Emperor, so they hopped a ship to America, settled in Cincinnati because that's apparently where Slovaks settled back then, and then brought the rest of their family over just before Europe went to hell.

[@dancertm]

I have family photos from the Austrian side of WWI. My father's father served as an ambulance driver as well as my mother's brothers in the army.

[@3XxhalloxX3]

Good one, but he was Kaiser not king

[@Behindthecurtain20]

@@3XxhalloxX3 in Hungary he was king

[@vt1527]

My great grandmother was born in 1902 and died in 1996. She vividly remembered seeing the Kaiser in his carriage as a child/young teenager. It´s fascinating to think that she was born and lived in the huge Austro-Hungarian empire and died in what we know nowadays as Austria - so much had changed!

[@Odin029]

"at the advice of the hawks in his court" Oh Conrad von Hotzendorf we meet again

[@doctorbees7638]

I see you're filling the void of the Great War aswell.

[@jdebriae6647]

All we need is Luigi Cadorna to make an appearance

[@ianmoore3470]

Maybe Douglas haig can Throw his army at a machine gun and Luigi Cadorno can lose 56 battles on the isonzo river

[@Arbiter099]

@@doctorbees7638 Indy is still going, doing WW2 week by week in the same style on a new timeghost channel

[@bazzatheblue]

@@Arbiter099 it's not the same though is it.

[@WesStacey]

I liked that you mentioned the that had Fanz Ferdinand been made emperor there might still be a Austro-Hungarian empire. I've heard it before that Ferdinand was a moderate and kept many of the warhawks in court at bay. After his assassination the war hawks took over, the best quote I've heard is that one person in the empire who could have prevented war after the assassination would have been Frans Ferdinand himself.

[@savagedarksider5934]

The Austro-Hungarian empire might have kept going; but, the monarchy would've been finish.

[@redadmiralofvalyria867]

And if Joseph was assassinated instead of sissi (I believe he also said)

[@marxistvalor]

@@redadmiralofvalyria867 sissi literally did nothing good for austria other than wasting the states money

[@bigchef3394]

@@savagedarksider5934 yes itd probally turn into a federation

[@iamkanye443]

They’d collapse because of Internal ethnic issues and some other complicated stuff

[@lisakaz35]

"Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!" WooHoo! Hope most ppl recognized that.

[@Paddydhistorian]

Oh, yeah. Then they might also understand my "comfy chair" reference in one of my comments above.

[@sotir_known_as_bastard]

I fart in your general direction!

[@Paddydhistorian]

@@sotir_known_as_bastard Eh? Time to get out the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.

[@lisakaz35]

@@Paddydhistorian Else you should give us all a good spanking!

[@Paddydhistorian]

@@lisakaz35 Well I could stay a *bit* longer.

[@PMMagro]

The man, the myth, the mustache.

[@christophersantana5895]

TRUE INDEED.

[@pyromania1018]

The goddamn mustache.

[@Cigmacica]

Way thicker than Stalin

[@christophermerlot3366]

His last words (as he was in bed poring over documents) to his personal secretary were "Why must be now?" I find something very sad about that.

[@uppastdawn7627]

And Franz Ferdinand’s were “It’s nothing... it’s nothing,” after he was shot. Arguably The biggest understatement in human history.

[@leeboy26]

@@uppastdawn7627 Thankfully he pulled through and nothing bad happened afterwards.

[@giovannirastrelli9821]

Christopher Merlot I visited the room where he died at Schönbrunn palace, it was filled wall to wall with pictures of Sisi. He loved her until his last breath.

[@dunderform9272]

It more likely was: "My job here isn't finished, wake me up at half past three tomorrow". But who really know the truth? :)

[@MrToradragon]

@@uppastdawn7627 What I have heard those words were addressed to his wife duchess Žofie Chotková which was shot as well. According to Wikipedia: As reported by Count Harrach, Franz Ferdinand's last words were "Sophie, Sophie! Don't die! Live for our children!" followed by six or seven utterances of "It is nothing," in response to Harrach's inquiry as to Franz Ferdinand's injury.

[@MonteCristoAUS]

If you're interested in doing another episode on a 19th Century Hapsburg, might I suggest Franz-Joseph's younger brother Maximilian, who Napoleon III and Franz-Joseph made Emperor of Mexico in the 1860s. As you can imagine, it all went badly for him and his wife

[@riograndedosulball248]

Or the other most interesting XIX century Hapsburg prince... Napoleon the II

[@zzzzz45zzzzz79]

No thanks

[@ethanramos4441]

“Nothing has been spared in this world” Franz Josef

[@AEIOU05]

"The midwife of history is violence" also Franz Joseph

[@winfehler]

He originally said (upon being informed of the Empress’ assassination, if I remember correctly): “Mir bleibt auch gar nichts erspart.” Which translates to “I can’t catch a break.” or “I don’t get spared anything.”

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:30 - Chapter 1 - Countdown to revolution 3:45 - Chapter 2 - Revolution ! 6:35 - Chapter 3 - Cracking down 9:10 - Chapter 4 - The three muses 12:00 - Chapter 5 - Enter bismarck 15:30 - Chapter 6 - The dual monarchy 18:40 - Mid roll ads 20:00 - Chapter 7 - Goodbye my love 23:00 - Chapter 8 - The end of it all

[@Overlord_Marishka]

Start at chapter 5 if you are introducing someone to this channel. Works every time.

[@squamish4244]

Polish-born Yisrael Kristal, who died in 2016 aged 113, remembered as a child throwing candies at the car carrying Franz Josef as he was driven through town in 1914.

[@woda9291]

That's actually really cool

[@kaanyasin3733]

Damn 113?

[@nekoking8330]

Great video, but you left out two interesting moments in Franz Joesf's life: One) He had a brother named Maxamillian von Habsburg who would accept an offer from Napoleon III to become emperor of the Second Empire of Mexico. He would later be killed by the Mexican liberals shortly after Austria-Hungary was established. Second) During the 1903 Papal Conclave, Franz Josef issued a veto to prevent the leading cardinal (Rampolla) from becoming pope. (Most likely of fear of french influence) This culminated in the election of Saint Pius X. Also, could you please do a video on Franz Josef's successor, Blessed Karl I.

[@Kingtiger456]

@Paul Calixte Catholic emperors (France; Spain ; Holy Roman Empire till 1806 Austria after 1806) take the right to send an "exclusive" by an cardinal to the conclave to ban an cardinal from the election. Like an Veto against that Cardinal to get elected. After the election of Pius X. Pius X ended that right by telling that any cardinal bringing such "exclusive" to conclave to be excomunication.

[@Kingtiger456]

@ShamesMaldune Those that can read has an advantage. It's Pius not Prius.

[@amylynnhunt55]

Neko King, you could make that video. Why does everyone need something else or different? I love this, my schools were horrible and I've always loved history. I'm so grateful for the people who take time to do this.

[@amylynnhunt55]

Desecrated? You're just joking, right?

[@radonrodan8332]

They finally did emperor karl of Austria and emperor maximilian.

[@ProrogonLordoftheJags]

Please do one on Albert Göring, the younger brother of Hermann Göring who defied Nazism. He deserves to be remembered by more people.

[@rhodiamann9057]

And MY grandmother, born in Vienna, revered and adored him. He must have done something very right!!

[@theKeshaWarrior]

This mixed with the information from The Great War channel here on KZbin really sheds a light on this topic when so many people would blame Austria and Germany without a second thought.

[@tonys9397]

Yes well people love to point fingers lol but things in life are rarely as black and white as we’d like them to be

[@mori1bund]

"people would blame Austria and Germany without a second thought" is another example for "history is written by the winners!"

[@LeftToWrite006]

"...like a Humpty-Dumpty made of fissile plutonium." The writing and delivery of this show is, at times, epic.

[@supernerdliam2095]

One of my favorite political and social figures in history. Being German, it's always fun learning about the history of Germany and the German-speaking peoples (so, Germans, Austrians, Liechtensteiners, etc), and I'm quite glad you guys made this video. Excellent coverage of an important man the history books so often unfortunately glaze over. With that being said, I don't usually do this, but I'd love to request a video on Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, the longest-reigning German speaking monarch in history, beating out Franz Joseph by around two years. I think, if you guys could scrounge up enough about him, he would be an interesting and obscure person to teach people about.

[@kfas4410]

Hallo Deutschs bruder!

[@Karl_I]

@@kfas4410 hallo bruder

[@zsoltsandor3814]

In hindsight, largely separated in time, here's this Hungarian - me -, along with other Hungarians, but also Czechs, Austrians, and even people of Rijeka/Fiume who revere Franz Josef. We also acknowledge that the United States of Greater Austria, the idea that Franz Ferdinand had in mind, could have been a game changer in the history of Europe. So, in all seriousness: Gott Erhalte Unser Kaiser!

[@kraanz]

The moment I hear that, I can't help but to think about Schvejk.

[@LukasHylsky]

@@kraanz hahaha, true

[@mikeor-]

Longest-reigning monarchs: 1. Louis XIV (1643-1715): 72 years, 110 days 2. Elizabeth II (1952-2022): 70 years, 214 days 3. Rama IX (1946-2016): 70 years, 126 days. 4. Johann II (1858-1929): 70 years, 91 days 5. Kinich Janaab Pakal (615-683): 68 years, 33 days 6. Franz Joseph (1848-1916): 67 years, 355 days 7. Ferdinand III (1759-1825): 65 years, 90 days 8. Victoria (1837-1901): 63 years, 216 days 9. James I (1213-1276): 62 years, 319 days 10. Emperor Hirohito (1926-1989): 62 years, 13 days.

[@dfuher968]

Louis XIV had a leg up tho, he became king at just 4 years old!

[@mikeor-]

@@dfuher968 He's not the youngest monarch to ever accede to the throne. Henry VI of England was only nine months old when his father, Henry V died. Mary Queen of Scots was only one week old when she became queen. So Louis XIV did not have a leg up. He only had the best medical technology available in the seventeenth century. Queen Elizabeth II had the best medical technology of them all, and while she managed to become Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the longest-reigning female monarch, she will never be the world's longest-reigning monarch. Long live King Charles III.

[@MrTschohannes]

Hey there! I'm amazed that you used the very Austrian expression "Fortwursteln"! :D Thank you for this very informal and well compressed video (it is not easy to fit Franz Joseph's 86 years of life into 27 minutes, but in my eyes you did a great job!). Greetings from Austria

[@cevabanal8418]

I take the advantage because you're a Austrian and I ask you if Austro Hungarian empire was mentioned in your history's book,in documents etc..if yes,please, provide a source.. Thank you

[@yvianeria5869]

I am an Austrian too. In our history books there is a very detailed story about Austria-Hungary mentioned. You have to learn the family tree for tests. And also the future of Austria-Hungary: The royalty wanted to turn the empire into a federation. But it never came to fruit because of WW1

[@benjichaser72]

@@cevabanal8418 well there wouldnt be much history left if the austrian empire wasn’t mentioned in austrian history books lol

[@itsblitz4437]

Can you do a Biographics on the last King of Afghanistan.

[@satoshiketchump]

oooohh yes! the man who could've changed world history through a domino effect if his plans of modernization were a success.

[@rejvaik00]

@@satoshiketchump agreed, also would love to see a video of the last Heshemite kings of Arabia before the Saudis kicked them out and Saudi Arabia became its own nation

[@goodchessactor]

I believe the most used quotation is: "How long can you debate history before somebody mentions Hitler?"

[@DarkAngelEU]

I thought it was "Why is the sky blue?"

[@MSRLR]

Heres a game. Pick a country in europe, and go through their history see how far you get before napoleon pops up.

[@goodchessactor]

@@MSRLR This is a correction from last year's post: "if an online discussion (regardless of topic or scope) goes on long enough, sooner or later someone will compare someone or something to Adolf Hitler or his deeds". That is known as Godwin's law.

[@arthurmotta1962]

Do one about Dom Pedro I of Brazil and IV of Portugal

[@redthezz]

Or even better: his son Dom Pedro II

[@christophermerlot3366]

I'd also recommend (for anyone who wants a deep dive) Frederic Morton's "Thunder at Twilight" Alan Palmer's "Twilight of the Habsburgs" and Edward Crankshaw"s "The Fall of the House of Habsburg." (Incidentally Crankshaw also wrote a bio of Bismark.)

[@giovannirastrelli9821]

I visited the room where he died at Schönbrunn palace, it was filled wall to wall with pictures of Sisi. He loved her until his last breath.

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

Yeah. Even though he made a lot of mistakes with his wife Empress Sissi, it really says a lot when he refused to marry anyone but her and when she died at the hands of an assassin, the first thing he apparently asked was if she committed suicide and had been heard to say "Nobody will ever know how much I loved Sissi."

[@AEIOU05]

You got one thing wrong: Emperor Franz Joseph did actually try to reach out to the Czechs and give them a standing equal to the Hungarians, but liberal German and Hungarian politicians objected this and he backed away from the idea. Nevertheless the Bohemian lands were allowed to use Czech as their official administrative language and its people were by no means oppressed.

[@adriennkiss8562]

As a Hungarian I was always taught he was a cold man, without any empathy towards the nations he choose to rule on. It is quite interesting how other people and nations see him as an emperor. But to hungarians he was far from a father figure, in our collective mind he was a king who let and order all type of horror happen to us. Thank you for the video !

[@AEIOU05]

He actually liked the Hungarian people and could even talk Hungarian fluently. But he really disliked the Hungarian nobles and liberals, since they kept handicapping the Empires politics and oppressed ethnic minorities in Hungary.

[@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907]

He did what he had to to not suffer a Ming-splosion or even better... not end up like the Ottomans

[@l.h.9747]

What horror happened against hungarians ? Only short thinking politisians in hungary where against him. The best ministers from hungary supported him because they knew that austria couldnt survive without hungary and hungary couldnt without austria.

[@szelesborka]

actually in Hungary (says a Hungarian) Franz Joseph is hugely popular, because the turn of the century was a great era for Hungary as well as for Austria. People forgot the Haynau and Bach era and the compromise in 1967 was satisfying enough.

[@tomp1315]

@@szelesborka If you were right the compromise would be a national celebration day not the revolution. Hungary could be supressed with russian help. Austria had been weakened , Hungary was not strong enough so the compromise was the necessary solution. At the turn of the century many people left the country , they emmigrated from that great era.

[@josephsaltal2596]

The last Austrian Emperor, Karl I, is one step from being canonized as a Catholic Saint.

[@brian6611]

now i want to know more, thanks.

[@thunderbird1921]

Seriously? First time I've heard of this. For deeds or what?

[@Elleoaqua]

ffs as silly as making fam of Nicholas 2 all saints

[@pedromanuellopez142]

who said the church was infallible?

[@riograndedosulball248]

@@yaboibSLT Saint Olga of Kyiv, yeah. But that was in the middle age, such was life then Blessed Karl is getting canonised for putting Christian love above everything. He constantly tried to negotiate peace with the Entente (sadly, denied by the Italians), and reigned as a true Catholic. When deposed, he tried at all cost to avoid civil wars on his former domains, even when trying retake his throne. When he was in exile, he demonstrated unbelievable humility. As such, he had all the qualities a saint should have

[@wolfgang6517]

Franz Joseph I is still remember. In Galicia (Poland) you can see his picture and streets, buildings, etc named after him. Bohemia/Czechia and Croatia don't stand beyond nevertheless to mention Austria and even Hungary. I disagree about Franz Ferdinand being perfect (Karl was better suited and shared a more federative idea that didn't include germanization, nevertheless Franz Ferdinand unpopularity, family and character would had lead him to abandon the throne even if he got it). Franz Joseph was truly a national father for all peoples under him and im proud of those days when i pass his statue on my townn square, a statue of an old man, who nevertheless transmitts respect, admiration and loyalty once you face him

[@luaksigesaltot4656]

Greetings from Vienna, Austria

[@frankjoseph7259]

Greetings from the Democratic People's Republic of California

[@rabbi120348]

Wien bleibt Wien!

[@RoofieTV]

grias enk aus tirol mander! :D

[@Downloadguy1995]

@@RoofieTV Gib nix scheneres wia so viel patriotismus unter an englisch sprochigen video. Grias enk ausem exil in bayern als tiroler!

[@gregorarmstrong2478]

Very lucky to be on wien. Lovely city

[@regular-joe]

Rich and dense with details and information. Enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks, Simon!

[@curtismassarella4070]

Do one on Frederick Barbarossa. The greatest medieval holy Roman emporer who unified most of Europe and drowned in a river. Quite an interesting story.

[@hanna-gb2bk]

I am from Austria and I love watching his Videos of Austrian history (and others as well). I always learn more than I did in school. The Sisi Video got me hooked on Biographics in the first place. Keep em comming =D

[@amylynnhunt55]

My favorite part of KZbin! I've learned more in the last year here than in all of High School and most of Uni. Thank you so much, this is all so interesting.

[@ulicadluga]

I love you your documentaries. So apt to Real European History. At 23:15 you mention "Fortwursteln", which literally means "messing along" in "Bavarian", although it incorporates two "Bavarian" (German) words: "Fort" (away) and "Wursteln" ("sausaging around" or "messing around") Fascinating European History. Thanks!

[@panzerbanz7296]

22:57 what do you mean that the Ultimatum was impossible to follow? The Karadjordjevic dinasty was a Anti-Austrian Family, and no matter what the Ultimatum was they whouldnt have accepted it, and they knew that Russia would be on their side meaning that they wanted war, unlike Franz Ferdinand and Franz Joseph who were actually anti-war, and didnt want Russia spreading its influence even more into Europe . And you have to realise that the assassination of the heir to the throne was in those times the same, as if somebody were to assassinate the president of France, Germany, USA...

[@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907]

Well, they "accepted" everything except allowing Austrian officials to dig into the Black Hand and it's connection to Serbia.. Franz Josef should have just bombarded them from across the border. It's not an actual war if one does not cross into the other's land :P

[@canberrafinest]

there is more to it: - serbs accepted ALL parts of the ultimatum except the austrian police investigating in serbia, instead they offered international arbitration - the ww1 starts by germany invading belgium??? - the austrian 'hawks' had war plans ready years before and indeed Franz Joseph resisted them as long as he could Let us look at the whole century of german attitude towards balkans: - 1916 german army invades serbia - 1941 german army invades serbia - 1990's germany helps secession states of yugoslavia - 1995 germany was the FIRST country to recognise secession states - 1999 german army supports NATO invasion of serbia - 1999 german army invades Kosovo (against german constitution) - 1999 (26 June) german army shoots and kills the first serbian soldier since ww2 - 1999 to present - german army still present in serbia as occupation force I wish that german armed forces leave balkans alone. I hope that people now see that serbian people have no choice but fight the invading force. The media machinery of the invading force needs to justify the invasion. And then you think what they want you to think.

[@parazitkolol]

@@canberrafinest cope and seethe

[@alexthe52nd58]

I would really like if you made a video on his brother Maximilian, the second emperor of Mexico. This stage of Mexican history doesn’t get touched on nearly enough and I am a big fan of good ol Max

[@sabineh.9486]

That was so interesting!! Thanks for all your work and presenting it in such a fun way! A video on Metternich and Prince Eugene of Savoy would be worth a Biography... ;-)

[@sibusisomnisi6398]

I have always loved the narrative, this was more than I have loved. One of my favorite channels ever.

[@ragael1024]

Wish i had your videos when i was in school. I liked history. I love it now, thanks to your channel. Good job

[@1804-rev]

Conrad von Hotzendorf or Joseph ll next would be interesting!

[@SvrWxArchive1807]

Ah Joseph II, the man behind the lesson of "what if you try to push through all reforms at once"

[@maxmustermann5492]

Check out the Channel „The Great War“, they have a pretty good Bio-Special on von Hötzendorf

[@1804-rev]

Max Mustermann thanks but I already have. The more the better though right? It’s better to watch a video than to read a 400+ page biography in my opinion lol

[@1804-rev]

Great vid and great channel though. There’s a Cold War one now that’s set up the same way, but I don’t think they’re affiliated

[@maxmustermann5492]

@@1804-rev there is also one for WW II and the Interwar Period, go check it out

[@ziggyzap1]

thank you so much for listening! I was hoping for this

[@RanShevi]

As always thank you for your excellent work

[@iwantsifegold]

Please do Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic. 🇩🇴

[@BamBamBigelow..]

Well spoken, especially his legacy/last true emperor. Thank you.

[@ReesZzz]

Damnit Biographics, just before I wanted to go to bed...

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

Lol yes. *whispers in your ear* Join the dark side! You KNOW you want to...

[@ReesZzz]

The dark side can’t be darker than my tired eyes so f*ck it let’s go lol

[@adriannespring6454]

Worth it every time.

[@DegnaDings]

I think he was like the 2nd longest reigning ruler in history behind some French guy who led for like 72 years

[@desertwinds9106]

Good video; Franz Joseph I is by far one of my favorite historical figures behind Wilhelm I and Otto von Bismarck. Speaking of which, could you do Wilhelm I sometime?

[@guilhermesequeira9373]

Great ideia ! Would love to have a video about Wilhelm I

[@desertwinds9106]

Yes, Wilhelm I was awesome, and what's even better is that he's easy to find information about, especially on Wikipedia.

[@Duce23]

UNSERN GUTEN KAISER FRANZ

[@scottklocke891]

Misplaced nostalgia or fictional nostalgia?

[@sebastianwolfmayr]

you got the wrong emperor

[@idjles]

@@scottklocke891 Both!

[@hisexcellencypresidentofre4118]

Sie sind Deutsch, nicht Österreicher

[@alxb2474]

Wenn es einen Führer in Europa geben würde, wie Kaiser Franz heute hier war! Europa wäre befreit von den dunklen Klauen der Eliten, die Europa jetzt zerstören!

[@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907]

Franz Josef, that one guy who has the balls to do what ever it takes, no matter how dangerous

[@treflipsean]

Love watching your videos. You have a good presentation. Nice way to learn some new facts. Good on ya.

[@MrVvulf]

9:50 Okay Simon, just admit it, you (or maybe it's the writing team) has a fascination with defenestration. That's the second video just today featuring throwing people out the window.

[@williamjeffersonclinton69]

maybe it was his word of the day when they recorded these videos.

[@delfin7461]

also, in that part of the world defenestration was a popular death!! It was practically a sport in the Czech Republic!

[@jrmvlc]

@Callthe Banners defenestration, comes from "finestra" which means window in modern italian and catalan, almost surely it has a latin origin, english probably borrowed from french like many english words with a latin origin, another source of latin vocabulary for english was the bible but i dont think it came to english from it

[@onesmoothstone5680]

The more I learned about Franz Joseph the more I believe he was a genuine individual who was guided by his time and we can't judge that from today's point of view. Hindsight being almost 20/20, he should've abdicated - preferably about 1895-1900. If Franz Ferdinand was ruling WW1 may have never happened. Why do I say that? Because of Franz Ferdinand's inclination to increase Slav's role within the Empire, quite possibly giving them a greater voice akin to that of the Hungarians. Thoughts anyone? I, like you, LOVE TO LEARN!! ✌🏼

[@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907]

I wouldn't say that early, maybe in 1908, or at least give some sort of power to Franz Ferdiand to enact the bases of the reforms

[@onesmoothstone5680]

@@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907 agreed!!

[@joeyr7294]

Thank you for another informative and relaxing video....I now have a new favorite channel!!! Keep it up!

[@justinr.7956]

Love your videos!! Keep them coming!!!

[@Codemned]

Now we have the shape and size of a Schnitzel, well done.

[@felixlps1]

To be fair most countries look like a schnitzel

[@zsoltsandor3814]

@@felixlps1 Hungary is the schnitzel. There's even a joke about it, but translates poorly to English. Basically, the Hungarian word for "form of government" is "form of state", and it's a schnitzel.

[@ShinForgotPassxXx]

Thank you for doing a bio on our Kaiser.brings tear to my eyes when I hear of our past.

[@anthonyodonoghue2539]

You mean like when the Austrians had a huge battle n won against themselves 😂😂😂

[@ShinForgotPassxXx]

@@anthonyodonoghue2539 lol yes, we austrians don't have a good battle track record in the past.

[@AEIOU05]

@@anthonyodonoghue2539 Never happened, this was a political hit piece fabricated against Joseph II., there are no records suggesting any such battle happened.

[@cevabanal8418]

@@AEIOU05 the name Austro Hungarian empire was mentioned in your history's book or in the documents?

[@henriqueoliveira3872]

FINALYY THANKSS!!

[@zmanjace1364]

So far I think my favorite historical figures have to be Teddy Roosevelt and Otto Von Bismarck. That said, I always look forward to more biographics so I can find even more crazy people from the past.

[@earlharris571]

Finally, I understand why Arch Duke Ferdinand's death sparked WW 1.

[@bobwalsh3751]

The Czechs were like "Hej, co my?" (Hey, what about us?) and the Austrians responded "Was IST mit dir?" (What ABOUT you?)

[@claireviennaguide8576]

Best history channel according to me ! And beautifully narrated :)

[@Aggie1295]

It sounds like Prince Rudolph was a Goth kid before his time

[@garyfrombrooklyn]

6:28 Well, if they were going to make a film about him, Benedict Cumberbatch would be on a short list.

[@19ruben81]

7:15 you should be referring to Wilhelm Oberdank (or Oberdan), a slovene-italian. Here in italy Oberdan became quite the hero for some time, ballads were written in his honour, his name ended on plaques naming streets and squares and Oberdan has even became a (not widespread) first name in our language.

[@user-yv2cz8oj1k]

Generally absolute rulers don't make changes until their subjects force their hand. So to judge him on that you must also judge all other rulers.

[@danyalreza8050]

At 4:05 when the music starts I can’t help but giggle, perfect historical humor.

[@kenmcfann8128]

Tell us about Franz Ferdinand his nephew worth the world going to war for.

[@starlinguk]

Look for the "Great War" channel. They have a really detailed explanation. Basically, he had a war-mongering advisor who kept getting overruled by Franz Ferdinand ... Until he got killed.

[@tannerdenny5430]

Europe was a powder keg. Any lil thang coulda blown it up. Happened to be Franz 🙍

[@BIGJXXX]

Arya1999 You are right

[@khafo4143]

I get your snippy comment, but it really wasn't about Ferdinand, you so understand that right? It was about the already boiling Serbia delivering the final blow of disrespect for their rulers, Austria. It had nothing to do with the guy at all.

[@amylynnhunt55]

Who was being "snippy"? It was absolutely a bunch of bored Kings who really wanted empires. I feel wayyy better about all of my rather unpleasant cousins after slogging through that mess. Granted, my Grandparents weren't first cousins, which makes where to go for Christmas less problematic, but not a deep gene pool at all!

[@kurse0072]

Do one on Cathrine the Great of Russia

[@giovannirastrelli9821]

Brandon Young I want the subtitle to be “Slut Banger: Story of a Woman.”

[@Paddydhistorian]

@@giovannirastrelli9821 Ah yes, and what a woman!

[@tim_mothy]

i love how incorporate classical music into European history. It really creates an immersive learning experience

[@shadysif6220]

So, the "Banquet" ban, eventually led to a fight with Hungary citizens?

[@shadysif6220]

@Timothy McCaskey well played.

[@Paddydhistorian]

@Timothy McCaskey Ohhh, ouch! Go sit in the comfy chair for that one. ;)

[@amylynnhunt55]

Now this is awesome. I am 100% here for historical puns! Yes!!!

[@franciscomm7675]

Good work, Simon. May i reccomend the kangxi emperor, the longest ruling emperor of china and who began the last golden age of imperial chine

[@samuelmore5746]

We need a biographics on the last Emperor of Austria-Hungary, Charles I Habsburg.

[@Luismiguelcassoto]

Yes, we need, and Zita too

[@k3vinhayne]

awesome job, as usual!

[@Codehead3]

Great video! Please keep them coming!

[@danporath536]

Read the ‘Bridge in the Drina’ by Ivo Andrić. “It revolves around the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad, which spans the Drina River and stands as a silent witness to history from its construction by the Ottomans in the mid-16th century until its partial destruction during World War I. The story spans about four centuries and covers the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian occupations of the region, with a particular emphasis on the lives, destinies and relations of the local inhabitants, especially Serbs and Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks).”

[@kennycai8695]

You should do a video featuring his younger brother, Maximilian. Seems like "tragedy" is a recurring theme with this family in the 19th century, and Maximilian's tale is no different.

[@novahina]

Very well explained ! Thanks for the lecture.

[@rususorinvick]

Great vid simon, keep it up

[@itsblitz4437]

And this is how the Austro-Hungarian Empire begun to fall.

[@dukeon]

Let’s hope Simon never loses his voice

[@hankwilliams150]

This explained to me so much I had never known. Thanks!

[@juniemoon1528]

Aha! I knew you were coming up on more than one channel. Couldn’t figure it out at first (TopTenz). Great presenter, enjoying your videos.

[@aleksandercirilkozar2769]

Great video, but 1 small thing to point out: the term austrian before ww1 didnt imply a german austrian, but a citizen of the empire. Many Slovenians considered themselves austrians first and slovenian second. The term as we know it today was only established after ww2.

[@dfuher968]

Exactly, just like the term Roman in the Roman Empire.

[@RickReasonnz]

Ah, a new Simon Whistler "Empaar" video

[@MackerelCat]

Thanks for these videos. Very interesting.

[@wol9881]

Loved the music :^)

[@Sakraida82]

Technically the Hungarians also became a millstone around the Austrian's necks. Any reform Austria tried to push the Hungarians (who gained more and more power as time went on) vetoed it. The terrible state of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire's army can be directly laid at the Hungarian veto's to any reform that took away from the Hungarian militia and gave to the united army. A really good book on the specifics and the different issues with the Empire is "A Mad Catastrophe."

[@lilyngoma8077]

Hi can you do a Roald Dahl biographics please he was an amazing children’s book writer, a strong campaigner in the measles vaccine movement and was involved in espionage Edit: and made a device used in children’s neurosurgery!

[@Jfc1224]

You know he’d also have to discuss the negative aspects too, and there are many.

[@starlinguk]

He was also a bully, a mysogynist and an anti-Semite. So that would indeed be an interesting video.

[@lilyngoma8077]

Very true, I think it would be a very fascinating video

[@leeboy26]

@@starlinguk Being anti-isreali is not anti-Semitic, and would have been especially odd for Dahl as his publisher and agent were jewish.

[@pyromania1018]

@@starlinguk He also hated beards and chubby folks.

[@miss19lolo]

I really loved this! Thanks!!!

[@d.bcooper7819]

My favorite of your videos thus far.

[@aaronmarks9366]

Now do a video on his grandfather Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor!

[@thunderbird1921]

Ah, possibly Napoleon's most hated enemy in continental Europe.

[@MorningTiger89]

Oswald Mosley next please

[@dirtcom7]

Love this channel.

[@NormalThe7th]

9:50 I love how he had to specify metaphorically due to the defenestrations in Prague.

[@mundogameplay1341]

Tittle:Franz Josef: The Last Great Emperor! Emperor Karl: Am i a joke to you?

[@muic4880]

Viewer: Absolutely!

[@C152SharjilJafri-hd5tq]

Simon Sir:The last great emperor of Europe Franz Josef. Kaiser Wilhelm 2:How dare you?

[@mundogameplay1341]

@@C152SharjilJafri-hd5tq Kaiser Wilhelm 2:At least in Kaiserreich i am the Good and Popular Guy

[@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907]

You see, Franz Josef is the Last Great Emperor, Karl is the Saint Emperor

[@C152SharjilJafri-hd5tq]

@@mundogameplay1341 Me:So popular that you had to abdicate because of losing WW1 and the resulting german revolution.

[@0ldFrittenfett]

12:34 thank you for the python reference!

[@CosmicDalmatian]

In Croatia who in just 100 years changed from *Austria-Hungary* , *State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs* , *Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes* (later know as *Kingdom of Yugoslavia* ), *Banovina of Croatia* , *Independent state of Croatia* , *SFR Yugoslavia* and finally *Republic of Croatia* old people were always saying: "Najbolje je bilo u doba cara Franje" - "It was best during time of Emperor Francis" 🇦🇹🇭🇺🇭🇷