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Who succeeded Ferdinand after his abdication?

  • Archduke Louis

  • Prince Metternich

  • Franz Joseph

  • Emperor Francis I

Answer

Franz Joseph was the Emperor of Austria from 1848 until his death in 1916. He succeeded Ferdinand I, who abdicated the throne after the Revolutions of 1848. Franz Joseph was a conservative monarch who ruled for over 60 years. He oversaw the unification of Austria and Hungary in 1867, and the creation of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary.
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