He was Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, Bohemian King and many others from 2 December 1848 until his death on 21 November 1916.From 1 May 1850 to 24 August 1866 he was also President of the German Confederation. He was the longest-reigning Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, as well as the third longest-reigning monarch of any country in European history, after Louis XIV of France and Johann II of Liechtenstein