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What role did Franz Joseph serve in during the Italian rebellion of 1848?
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Franz Joseph
Emperor of Austria and king of Hungary,Franz Joseph, 1908.
During the spring of 1848, Franz Joseph served with the Austrian forces in Italy, where he was present during the rebellion against Austrian rule in Lombardy-Venetia.1
Following this service, he was proclaimed emperor on December 2, 1848, at Olmütz after the abdication of his uncle, Emperor Ferdinand I.1