Karl Otmar, Baron von Aretin
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LOCATION: Munich 80638, Germany
Head Editor, Neue Deutsch Biographie. Emeritus Professor of Contemporary History, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. Former Director, Institute for European History, Mainz, Germany.
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Franz Joseph was the emperor of Austria (1848–1916) and king of Hungary (1867–1916), who divided his empire into the Dual Monarchy, in which Austria and Hungary coexisted as equal partners. In 1879 he formed an alliance with Prussian-led Germany, and in 1914 his ultimatum to Serbia led Austria and…
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