Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (German: Franz Joseph I., Romanian: Francisc Iosif (no number used), Hungarian: I. Ferenc József, Serbian: Фрања Јосиф (no number used), Slovene: Franc Jožef I., Czech: František Josef I. Slovak: František Jozef I., Croatian: Franjo Josip I.,Italian: Francesco Giuseppe I., Bosnian: Franjo Josip I., 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary from 1848 until his death in 1916. From 1 May 1850 until 24 August 1866 he was President of the German Confederation.