I swear I've seen this discussed somewhere on the board, but I couldn't find it through searching, so I'll ask anyways.
Franz Josef was the Austro-Hungarian Empire was is pretty well known for his rather long rule, from 1848 to 1916. He died in the middle of World War I and the Habsburg Empire was dissolved at the conclusion of the war, Karl I trying to compromise far too late. Now, Franz Josef was getting on in his years, but let's say he manages to survive until 1918, or even 1919.
Now, the Habsburg Empire is still probably going to collapse. It was an explosion waiting to happen, but could something be salvaged? Franz Josef most definately doesn't attempt to negotiate with the allies in 1917. Assuming the war mostly runs as OTL, and Germany and it's allies are defeated, what happens to the Habsburg Empire in 1918 which is still ruled by Franz Josef?
Franz Josef was the Austro-Hungarian Empire was is pretty well known for his rather long rule, from 1848 to 1916. He died in the middle of World War I and the Habsburg Empire was dissolved at the conclusion of the war, Karl I trying to compromise far too late. Now, Franz Josef was getting on in his years, but let's say he manages to survive until 1918, or even 1919.
Now, the Habsburg Empire is still probably going to collapse. It was an explosion waiting to happen, but could something be salvaged? Franz Josef most definately doesn't attempt to negotiate with the allies in 1917. Assuming the war mostly runs as OTL, and Germany and it's allies are defeated, what happens to the Habsburg Empire in 1918 which is still ruled by Franz Josef?