Franz Golden Wedding Commemorative Medal

Franz Golden Wedding Commemorative Medal

This commemorative medal was made to celebrate the golden wedding anniversary of Maria Theresa Frein Leibzeltern and Joseph Franz Hieronymus Prince Koloredo Mansfield. This commemorative medal has a diameter of 8.3 centimeters and was made around 1891. On the front of the commemorative medal, there is a pair of side portraits of two people with the inscription: "JOSEPHUS PRINCEPPS DE COLLOREDO MANNSFELD - MARIA THERESIA PRINCEPPS E.
Franz Joseph I

Franz Joseph I

Franz Joseph I (August 18, 1830 – November 21, 1916) was the Emperor of Austria and Austria Hungary (December 2, 1848 – November 21, 1916). The grandson of the last Holy Roman Emperor Franz II, nephew of Ferdinand I, and eldest son of Archduke Franz Karl. On June 28, 1914, the Sarajevo Incident occurred. In July, at the instigation of Foreign Minister Count Bertold, Franz Joseph rashly issued an ultimatum to Serbia, leading to the outbreak of World War I.