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| − | Kaiser is a German title that means “emperor”, and derives from the Roman word for “Caesar”. [[Charlemagne]] is considered to be the first German ''Kaiser''. The last ''Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation'', [[Franz II]], Archduke of Austria, abdicated from this title under pressure from Napoleon in 1806, but had crowned himself Emperor of Austria in 1804. The second German Empire, founded in 1871, had three Kaisers, the last one being [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]], who abdicated in 1918, and went into exile in [[Netherlands| the Netherlands]]. The last Austria Emperor was [[Kaiser Karl I]], assumed the throne in 1916 from [[Kaiser Franz Joseph I]], abdicated in 1918, and went into exile in [[Switzerland]]. He was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 2004. | + | Kaiser is a German title that means “emperor”, and derives from the Roman word for “Caesar”. [[Charlemagne]] is considered to be the first German ''Kaiser''. The last ''Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation'', [[Franz II]], Archduke of Austria, abdicated from this title under pressure from Napoleon in 1806, but had crowned himself Emperor of Austria in 1804. The second German Empire, founded in 1871, had three Kaisers, the last one being [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]], who abdicated in 1918, and went into exile in [[Netherlands| the Netherlands]]. The last Austria Emperor was [[Kaiser Karl I]], who assumed the throne in 1916 from [[Kaiser Franz Joseph I]], abdicated in 1918, and went into exile in [[Switzerland]]. He was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 2004. |
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Revision as of 13:02, August 20, 2007
Kaiser is a German title that means “emperor”, and derives from the Roman word for “Caesar”. Charlemagne is considered to be the first German Kaiser. The last Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, Franz II, Archduke of Austria, abdicated from this title under pressure from Napoleon in 1806, but had crowned himself Emperor of Austria in 1804. The second German Empire, founded in 1871, had three Kaisers, the last one being Kaiser Wilhelm II, who abdicated in 1918, and went into exile in the Netherlands. The last Austria Emperor was Kaiser Karl I, who assumed the throne in 1916 from Kaiser Franz Joseph I, abdicated in 1918, and went into exile in Switzerland. He was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 2004.