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Epic, Glorious fantasie of the Imperial anthem of Austria-Hungary! I wholeheartedly suggest to look and listen at all the video; as the tune got on, I chose to put some of Franz Joseph I and his Successor Karl I infos, photos and paintings in the video. Thus; a Fantasie of a national anthem is an extended version of the original song.

The Kaiserhymne (Lit. Anthem [of the] Emperor), firstly known as Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser (God Save Emperor Francis) was originally written as an anthem to Francis II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and later of Austria. The lyrics were by Lorenz Leopold Haschka (1749–1827), and the melody by Joseph Haydn. It is sometimes called the "Kaiserhymne" (Lit. Emperor['s] Hymn). Haydn's tune has since been widely employed in other contexts: in works of classical music, in Christian hymns, in alma maters, and as the tune of the Deutschlandlied, the national anthem of Germany.

Preamble to the Empire 00:00
Infancy of Kaiser Franz Joseph 05:03
Marriage of HI&RM Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth 06:20
Early Reign of Franz Joseph and his Family 08:00
War. The Italian Wars of Independence 10:43
Tragedy. The murder of the good Empress Elizabeth, and the death of Crown Prince Rudolf. 13:01
Distress. The state funeral of empress Elizabeth, beloved by the people. 13:40
The Old, widower Emperor. 14:46
Resurgence of the Empire 16:00
Rejoice! 17:09
Hope! Marriage of future Blessed Karl I and Zita of Bourbon, Princess of Parma 17:23
Coronation of the Blessed Karl I and Servant of God Empress Zita 19:18
Paramount Apotheosis 19:50
A new Renewal! Modern-day Monarchists and Traditionalists from all across the Empire 20:17
Blessed Karl of Austria-Hungary. 20:39