Archduke Johann (or John) of Austria (born January 20, 1782 in Florenz; died May 11, 1859 in Graz) war the 13th child of Grand Duke Leopold of Tuscany, who later became Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. His son was Franz Graf von Meran. January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Graz Schlossberg Clock Tower Graz [graːts] (Slovenian: Gradec, pronounced grah-dets), with a population of 240,000 (in 2005) is the second-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Styria (Steiermark in German). ... Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II Leopold II (born Peter Leopold Joseph) (Vienna, May 5, 1747 – Vienna, March 1, 1792) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792 and Grand-duke of Tuscany. ...

After losing his military ambitions, which had been forced upon him by his brother, Emperor Franz II, as a consequence of the defeat by Napoleon in Tyrol, he turned to Styria. In that duchy, he developed a great interest for nature, technology and agriculture. He collected minerals and was active as an alpinist and hunter. Francis II Francis I Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, who may also be referred to as Francis von Habsburg or Emperor Franz I of Austria (February 12, 1768 - March 2, 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until August 6, 1806, when the Empire was disbanded. ... Bonaparte as general Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français... This article is about the Tyrol, the region in the eastern Alps. ... Styria (Steiermark in German, Štajerska in Slovenian) can refer to: Styria - a federal state of Austria Styria - an informal province in Slovenia Styria - a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire and crownland of Austria-Hungary This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. ... Mountaineering is an umbrella term that can variously be used to describe the actions of climbing, hillwalking and scrambling. ... This article is about the hunting of prey by human society. ...

In the history of Styria, he is remembered as a great modernizer and became an important figure of identification for Styrians. His proximity to the people is given evidence to by his many contacts to the common man, by wearing the local Tracht, the Steireranzug, and by collecting and promoting the material and spiritual culture of the country. In 1829, he married Anna Plochl, the daughter of the postmaster of Aussee, whose descendents were styled the "Counts of Meran". An Austria folkloric group There has been a renewed interest in Germanic traditional costumes, or Tracht. ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Bad Aussee is a town in Styria, Austria in the Salzkammergut region. ...

He was a passionate mountaineer and attempted to by the first to climb the Großvenediger. For that reason, the Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte (Adlersruhe) at the Großglockner, and the Erzherzog-Johann-Kohlröschen (Nigritella archiducis-joannis), an orchid growing on mountain meadows, are named after him. Großglockner with a height of 3798 m above sea level is Austrias highest mountain and the highest mountain east of the Brenner Pass. ... Orchid re-directs here; for alternate uses see Orchid (disambiguation) Genera Over 800 See List of Orchidaceae genera. ...

In 1811, he laid the foundation for the Joanneum in Graz, the predessor of the Graz University of Technology. Some other foundations were initiated by him, such as the Styrian State Archive 1817, the berg- und hüttenmännische Lehranstalt, which was founded in 1840 in Vordernberg and became the University of Leoben in 1849, the Styrian Society for Agriculture 1819, the Mutual Fire Insurance, the Styrian Building Society, the Landesoberrealschule in 1845 und the Society for Styrian History in 1850. 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Graz Schlossberg Clock Tower Graz [graːts] (Slovenian: Gradec, pronounced grah-dets), with a population of 240,000 (in 2005) is the second-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Styria (Steiermark in German). ... Graz University of Technology is (after the Karl-Franzens-University) the second largest university in Styria, Austria. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of Leoben, in the town of Leoben, is Austrias university for mining, metallurgy, and materials. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

By acquiring a tin factory in Krems bei Voitsberg and coal mines near Köflach he also became an industrialist. General Name, Symbol, Number tin, Sn, 50 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Atomic mass 118. ...

In 1840, he bought the Stainz dominion, where he was also freely elected as mayor in 1850. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Proclamation to the German people of July 15, 1848 after provisionally taking central control

His routing of the Austrian Southern Railway from Vienna to Triest over the Semmering and through the Mura and Mürz valleys to Graz is particularly notable. Even though Johann did not consider himself a liberal, he promoted some liberal ideas. He was often in conflict with the Habsburg court, especially because of his morganatic marriage. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1175x1800, 583 KB) Die Proklamation des Reichsverwesers am 15. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1175x1800, 583 KB) Die Proklamation des Reichsverwesers am 15. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Austrian Southern Railway (German Südbahn) was a former railway company during the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... For Auguste Piccards deep-sea submersible Trieste, see Bathyscaphe Trieste. ... The Semmering is a mountain pass in the Eastern Northern Limestone Alps connecting Lower Austria and Styria between which it forms a natural border. ... Mura (German Mur) is a river in Central Europe, a subsidiary of the bigger Drava and subsequently Danube. ... Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ... A morganatic marriage is a type of marriage which can be contracted in certain countries, usually between persons of unequal social rank (unebenbürtig in German), which prevents the passage of the husbands titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage. ...

In 1848, the Frankfurt National Assembly appointed him as regent of the realm. After the failure of the march revolution of 1848, he resigned from this office in 1849. Archduke Johann is buried in in Schenna near Meran (South Tyrol). 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts of head of state, especially if not the Monarch (who has higher titles). ... // Preliminaries Germany at the time of the Revolutions of 1848 was a collection of over 30 states loosely bound together in the German Confederation after the Congress of Vienna in 1815. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Meran (German) / Merano (Italian) is probably best known as a spa in the South Tyrol. ... South Tyrol (German Autonome Provinz Bozen-Südtirol, Italian Provincia autonoma di Bolzano-Alto Adige, Ladin Provinzia autonóma de Bulsan-Südtirol) is an autonomous province of Italy. ...