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Archduke John | |
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Imperial Regent of the German Empire | |
In office | 12 July 1848 – 20 December 1849 |
Predecessor | Ferdinand I of Austria (President of the German Confederation) |
Successor | Francis Joseph I of Austria (President of the German Confederation) |
Born | Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | 20 January 1782
Died | 11 May 1859 Graz, Styria, Austrian Empire | (aged 77)
Burial | |
Spouse | Anna Maria Josephine Plochl |
Issue | Franz, Count of Meran |
House | Habsburg-Lorraine |
Father | Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor |
Mother | Maria Luisa of Spain |
Signature |
Archduke John of Austria (German: Erzherzog Johann Baptist Joseph Fabian Sebastian von Österreich, IPA: [ˈɛʁt͡sˌheʁt͡sok ˈjoːhan]; Slovene: Nadvojvoda Janez Habsburško-Lotarinški (or simply Nadvojvoda Janez); 20 January 1782 – 11 May 1859), a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, was an Austrian field marshal and imperial regent (Reichsverweser) of the short-lived German Empire during the Revolutions of 1848.