Karl I was the Grand Nephew of Austro Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I. Upon his death in 1916, Karl took the throne. Soon becoming what many refer to as "The Peoples Kaiser." He also began to secretly open peace negotiations with France going into a rough 1917. He is also known in many places as "The Blessed Karl of Austria." He would be the last Austro-Hungarian Emperor, and the last Habsburg to hold a title as a Monarch. He was also the father to the famous Otto von Habsburg.
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