Talk:Franz Joseph I of Austria

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Fake officeholder infobox heading

@Colonestarrice: Do you keep reverting because I removed your carefully crafted fake officeholder infobox heading? Jay D. Easy (talk) 05:53, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

Italian question

Under the Foreign policy section there is currently a subsection with regards to the "German question" but a section with regards to the equally important "Italian question" is lacking. Nonetheless, the Italian question was a very important part of the early part of Franz Josef's reign. It culminated in the Second War of Italian Independence against Piemont-Sardinia and the Second French Empire, where Franz Josef personally commanded the Austrian army at Solferino and after the loss of that battle he was forced to cede Lombardy to Piemont. After that battle he never commanded in the field again. Seven years later as a consequence of losing the Austro-Prussian War, and regardless of the Austrians winning at Custozza against the Prussian allied new Intalian Kingdom, he was obliged to cede the Veneto to the new Italian Kingdom. Methinks thus a new section should be introduced in the article with regards to this topic. -- fdewaele, 3 May 2020, 23:26.

Requested move 7 June 2020

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: no consensus, see also WP:TRAINWRECK. (closed by non-admin page mover) Mdaniels5757 (talk) 17:11, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

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• Franz Joseph I of Austria → Franz Joseph I
• Nicholas II of Russia → Nicholas II
• Charles XIV John of Sweden → Charles XIV John
• William I, German Emperor → Wilhelm I
• Wilhelm II, German Emperor → Wilhelm II

The recent move of "Elizabeth I of England" to "Elizabeth I" prompts this reevaluation of what I'll call "WP:NCROY-style." My view is that if a subject is primary topic, we should give the name as it is given in published reference works. Merriam-Webster spelling is standard in America while the British turn to Oxford Dictionaries. See Francis Joseph I[1][2], Nicholas II[3][4], Charles XIV John[5], Wilhelm I[6], Wilhelm II[7][8]. Allan Rice (talk) 14:05, 7 June 2020 (UTC)

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• OpposeI didn't vote on Elizabeth, but was rather dubious about that although it was effectively unambiguous in English. These rulers of non-Anglophone lands certainly need the extra clarity. Johnbod (talk) 15:05, 7 June 2020 (UTC)

Question- Why does he need to be called Franz Joseph I? There weren't any others. Smeat75 (talk) 15:13, 7 June 2020 (UTC)

@Smeat75: The reason why is because the ordinal is in official use. See No. 4 in WP:SOVEREIGN. Interstellarity (talk) 15:32, 7 June 2020 (UTC)

Merriam-Webster says "Francis Joseph I," while Oxford and Britannica say "Franz Joseph." Columbia says "Francis Joseph or Franz Joseph." Allan Rice (talk) 00:08, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

He used the number himself. On his coins he was Franz Joseph I v g g Kaiser v Oesterreich or Franc Ios I d g Austriae Imperator. Opera hat (talk) 10:20, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

• Comment. I'm not necessarily opposed to any of these moves, but this list seems kind of abritrary. I would prefer each article be evaluated on its own or at least on a country-by-country basis. See also WP:TRAINWRECK. Calidum 15:33, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose Nicholas II could easily apply to Pope Nicholas II. Dimadick (talk) 18:12, 7 June 2020 (UTC)

The last Russian emperor is the primary topic over the eleventh-century pope. Opera hat (talk) 10:20, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

There are other names of Nicholas II, but not this primary article about the last Emperor of Russia. --ZmeytheDragon16 (talk) 11:25, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

• Support William I really should be referred to as Wilhelm I
• Support Franz Joseph I per my previous RM; oppose the rest. Srnec (talk) 22:11, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
• I agree that the list is arbitrary (five people from four countries and three centuries). I support Franz Joseph I, as it is clearly the primary meaning, precise, and concise. Surtsicna (talk) 09:20, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
• Support because it will help readers. Rjensen (talk) 09:41, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose these should be looked at individually rather than a bulk exercise. There's a lot to consider, "Kaiser Wilhelm II" is an extremely common term for example (as shown in the Further reading part of the article) and possibly more recognisable than just Wilhelm II, in English sources is Charles John, William or Francis Joseph more common, or id the native language versions Karl Johan, Wilhelm, Franz Joseph (or Josef). - dwc lr (talk) 13:07, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose only titles were used in later British monarchs. For example, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, but instead of full title, then it is shorten to Elizabeth II. --ZmeytheDragon16 (talk) 02:39, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
• This title Charles XIV John of Sweden, perhaps with "of Sweden" example, it is required for Swedish monarchs, instead without "of Sweden", it might be ambiguous royal title. --ZmeytheDragon16 (talk) 05:07, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

It's not ambiguous: no other country has had fourteen kings called Charles. Opera hat (talk) 10:06, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

There are sixteen kings named Charles of Sweden for example, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, which is using byline "of Sweden". --ZmeytheDragon16 (talk) 11:11, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

• Support. As these are all the primary topic for their names and ordinals, it seems unnecessary to have a redirect from a shorter title to a longer one. See also the changes I proposed to WP:SOVEREIGN two years ago. Opera hat (talk) 10:06, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
• I think, may I suggest this primary title William II, German Emperor in English, unlike his grandfather William I. --ZmeytheDragon16 (talk) 11:03, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose We should keep the 'country' in the monarchial bio article titles. GoodDay (talk) 23:42, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose. I object to change without some clear benefit and none of the reasons given constitute a clear benefit. OTOH, if we were going the other way, I would argue that adding the country does provide some clear benefits, in that it helps to clarify that the title refers to the monarch of a specific country (or some other name that needs further qualification) and it provides more consistency in articles named which really require this context. Including the country is one less question that the reader has to wonder about. (Original version posted at Talk:Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden) Fabrickator (talk) 07:57, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
  • By that logic, we could put a descriptor after everyone's name. Why limit it to monarchs? "Other encyclopedias are among the sources that may be helpful in deciding what titles are in an encyclopedic register," according to WP:TITLE. No published encyclopedia uses this "of [country]" format. Allan Rice (talk) 07:06, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
• Comment These should probably be discussed separately.
• Undecided, but even if William I keeps his full title, it should probably be Wilhelm I for consistency.
• Oppose, especially for Nicholas II which really is ambiguous per above potential confusion with the Pope. But even for the others, the addition of the country aids understanding in my opinion. Charles XIV John also might look like someone with a very eccentric middle name to a casual reader rather than a ruler. SnowFire (talk) 20:22, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose since William I is still primarily called “William” in English. If anything, we should move [[[Wilhelm II]] to “William II”, since that’s what he was called in English in his own time, and his British family called him William and some sources today still do. Also, “Charles XIV John” without the “of Sweden” looks like it should be one of Elon Musk’s kids or something. HippoBloom (talk) 00:59, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Requested move 10 September 2020

Franz Joseph I of Austria → Franz Joseph I – The title is more concise. Interstellarity (talk) 18:50, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose - We should go back to the Name # of country, per consistency among all monarch article titles. GoodDay (talk) 13:35, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose - I recall that this foolish movement began with the articles about British royals, more specifically, with Victoria and the reigning monarch Elizabeth II. It was a mistake then and it's still a mistake today. It should be the reigning name followed by the country. --Lecen (talk) 17:09, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose - As per comments above. Nothing is gained by reducing recognizability. And only three months after prior RM got rejected? Walrasiad (talk) 17:32, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose per GoodDay. Deb (talk) 15:13, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose I agree with Lecen. Dimadick (talk) 16:39, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose per GoodDay and Lecen. --Governor Sheng (talk) 23:33, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
• Support per Wikipedia:CONCISE.