Archduke John of Austria

Archduke John
Portrait by Leopold Kupelwieser, 1828
Imperial Regent of the German Empire
In office12 July 1848 – 20 December 1849
PredecessorFerdinand I of Austria (President of the German Confederation)
SuccessorFrancis Joseph I of Austria (President of the German Confederation)
Born(1782-01-20)20 January 1782
Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died11 May 1859(1859-05-11) (aged 77)
Graz, Styria, Austrian Empire
Burial
Schenna Castle, Tyrol
SpouseAnna Maria Josephine Plochl
IssueFranz, Count of Meran
HouseHabsburg-Lorraine
FatherLeopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherMaria Luisa of Spain
SignatureArchduke John's 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.