Order of Franz Joseph

• Title — Imperial Order of Franz Joseph • Caption2 — Ribbons of the order • Awarded By — The Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine • Type — Order of merit (1849–1918) Dynastic order (1918—) • Motto — VIRIBUS UNITIS ("With United Forces") • Established — 2 December 1849 • For — Civil Merit • Status — Dormant Order since 1918 • House — House of Habsburg-Lorraine • Head Title — Sovereign • Head — Crown Prince Karl of Austria • Head2 Title — Grand Master • Grades — Grand Cross Commander with Star Commander Officer Knight • First Induction — 1849 • Last Induction — 1918 • Higher — Order of the Iron Crown Order of Elizabeth • Lower — Order of Saint George Order of Elizabeth and Theresa • Post Nominals — FJO The Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph (Kaiserlich-Österreichischer Franz-Joseph-Orden) was founded by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria on 2 December 1849, on the first anniversary of his accession to the imperial throne.

The order was originally awarded in three classes: Grand Cross, Commander's Cross, and Knight's Cross. In 1869, the class of Commander with Star was added, which ranked immediately below the Grand Cross. The Officer's Cross, which ranked between Commander and Knight, was introduced on 1 February 1901. The order ceased to exist as a governmental award with the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. It was not re-established with the foundation of the Republic of Austria. It has been revived as of 2017 by Sandor Habsburg-Lothringen as a private association.

The order was for general merit. It was often awarded to senior State officials. It was particularly conferred upon the Ambassadors from the Imperial Court. align=center Ribbon bars • | Grand Cross — | Commander with Star (1869) — | Commander — | Officer (1901) — | Knight/Dame

• Illustration — The five classes of the order and their respective insignia • Illustration — Bishop Paškal Buconjić wearing the Grand Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph • Pakubowono X • Živojin Mišić • Émile Baudot • Benjamin Thomas Brandreth-Gibbs • Anton Bruckner • Paškal Buconjić • Georg Decker, portrait artist • Carl Fürstenberg • Abraham Salomon Camondo • Nezir Škaljić • Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim • Baron Adrien Goffinet • Prince Julius Eisner Von Eisenhof • Hans Gude • Carl von In der Maur • Constantin Isopescu-Grecul • Ndre Mjeda • Gjergj Fishta • Alois Jirásek (1898) • Hussein Kamel of Egypt • Auguste, Baron Lambermont • Jan Matejko • Johann Münzberg • Alexander Marmorek • Philipp Sarlay • Napoleon Touzet • Anton Dreher • Anton Dreher Jr. • Julius Epstein • Karl Samuel Grünhut • Marie Simon • Alfred Meyer-Waldeck