1248976 Francis I of Austria (litho) by Winterhalter, Franz Xaver (1805-73); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Francis II (1768-1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire after the decisive defeat at the hands of the First French Empire led by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz. In 1804, he had founded the Austrian Empire and became Francis I (Franz I), the first Emperor of Austria (Kaiser von ?sterreich), ruling from 1804 to 1835, so later he was named the one and only Doppelkaiser (double emperor) in history.).