Francis I. of France, 26 Francis II., Emperor, grandfather of Francis Joseph, 21, 22 Francis II., King of Naples, 6, 125 Francis Charles, Archduke, father of Francis Joseph, 22, 29, 48, 49, 69 Francis Ferdinand, Archduke, 269, 288, 293, 300; nephew to the Emperor—delicate boy and grew up delicate, 301; educated amongst Jesuits—medical treatment has its effect on him, 302; is expected to marry Archduchess Gabrielle, 303; but was courting a lady-in-waiting, Countess Sophie Chotek, 303-305; Archduchess Isabella’s discovery of their affection, 305, 306; the Emperor sanctions the marriage as a morganatic one, 305; the Archduke’s oath, 309; possible ways of evading it, 311-313; his plan for settlement of Balkan troubles, 344-346; his morganatic marriage stands in the way of the natural succession after him, 348, 349 Francis Joseph I., Emperor of Austria, materials for a full biography not available, viii; short-comings essential to previous biographies, viii-x; the difficulties with which he was met on ascending the throne, 3; the formation of the Austrian Empire the central problem of his reign, 4; the risings in Italy and Hungary in the beginning of his reign, 7; his present popularity, 7, 8; to be considered both as Emperor and Habsburg, 8, 9, 18; the only sane member of the family, 15, 16; the tragedies of his position, 17, 18; his ancestors, 20-22; and collateral branches of the family, 23-26; ascends the throne at eighteen, the rising hope of a decadent family, 22; his birth and parentage, 29; his education and love for his people, 30; his first engagement with the army, 37, 38; his return to his studies, 38; at his uncle’s abdication, 48; succeeds to the throne, 49; the impression he had made in Hungary on an early visit did not insure popularity, 52; was bound to follow the advice of Windischgraetz and Schwartzenberg, 52; Hungarians refuse to recognise his authority till he takes the constitutional oath, 53; cut in the hunting field by Elemar Batthyany—was he responsible for the atrocities of the Hungarian War? 58; nicknamed at birth “the child of the gallows,” 64; his affront to Napoleon III., 65; and its result, 66, 123; his travels through his dominions—releases political prisoners—an attempt on his life, 67; Bismarck’s opinion of him, 68; the King of Belgium’s, 68, 69; Lady Westmorland’s description of him, 69; his romantic marriage, 71-76; first sees the Princess Elizabeth by accident, 73; his proposal, 74; their betrothal, 75; his marriage a failure, 77; the obviousness of his personality, 78, 79; the happiness of his early married days, 80, 81; factors in their estrangement, 81; he comes to visit the Empress whilst she is saying adieu to Capt. Middleton, 92; his rooms far from those of the Empress, 92;