Franz Joseph I Constitutional Monarchy
Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary was born into the house of Habsburg in 1830. He was the oldest of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria. After his father relinquished his crown in 1848, Joseph had to become Emperor at the age of 18. He was the last of the Habsburg family to rule over Austria, after over 750 years. Right after rising to be Emperor of Austria, he lost the war to the French in the same year. He became King of Hungary in 1867, though later on, due to pressures he turned the two into Austria-Hungary. Joseph had tragedy all throughout his life, including losing all of his children and heirs. Joseph Married his wife Elisabeth in 1853, who became part of the monarch that dealt with sharing the power inside of the monarch. He ruled Austria-Hungary
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This constitution laid out rules for the Judicial system, Executive system, and a Governmental power. In this government set by Joseph, he still had the right to appoint people to positions, as Emperor. While it was still considered a constitutional monarchy, it was different from the British form of such government, as the Emperor was who was called on first rather than the parliament. For this, their form of governing wing of the country were simply advisors to Joseph. To add to this, in a time of war, Joseph, or any Emperor, did not have to consult anyone before making a decision. These were ways that he could claim to work for equality but also be the center of political decision making. He especially used this when it came to foreign affairs as he only wanted his own decision, which he thought best, in that realm. Joseph became a bureaucrat just to benefit keeping together both halves of his empire. He wanted to know all of the ins and outs so that he could find the problems before they became problems. Both the Imperial and the Royal army were his pride and joy. He wanted them to reflect him because he always considered himself to still be a soldier
This constitution laid out rules for the Judicial system, Executive system, and a Governmental power. In this government set by Joseph, he still had the right to appoint people to positions, as Emperor. While it was still considered a constitutional monarchy, it was different from the British form of such government, as the Emperor was who was called on first rather than the parliament. For this, their form of governing wing of the country were simply advisors to Joseph. To add to this, in a time of war, Joseph, or any Emperor, did not have to consult anyone before making a decision. These were ways that he could claim to work for equality but also be the center of political decision making. He especially used this when it came to foreign affairs as he only wanted his own decision, which he thought best, in that realm. Joseph became a bureaucrat just to benefit keeping together both halves of his empire. He wanted to know all of the ins and outs so that he could find the problems before they became problems. Both the Imperial and the Royal army were his pride and joy. He wanted them to reflect him because he always considered himself to still be a soldier