list of heirs to the austrian throne 

Statements about this table:
francis ii cease to be the heir to austrian throne on march 2nd , 1835
karl i become the heir to austrian throne on november 21 , 1916
karl i cease to be the heir to austrian throne on november 12th , 1918
franz joseph i became heir to the austrian throne on december 2 , 1848
francis ii become the heir to austrian throne before 1804
francis ii cease to be the heir to austrian throne before 1835
karl i become the heir to austrian throne after 1917
karl i cease to be the heir to austrian throne before 1918
emperor
heir
relationship to emperor and status
became heir
ceased to be heir
next in line
francis ii
crown prince ferdinand
son heir apparent
11 august 1804 , foundation of the empire
2 march 1835 , succeeded
archduke joseph franz 1804 - 1807 , brother
francis ii
crown prince ferdinand
son heir apparent
11 august 1804 , foundation of the empire
2 march 1835 , succeeded
archduke franz karl 1807 - 1835 , brother
ferdinand i
archduke franz karl
brother heir presumptive
2 march 1835 , brother succeeded
2 december 1848 , renounced his succession rights
archduke franz '1835 - 1848 , son
franz joseph i
archduke ferdinand maximilian
brother heir presumptive
2 december 1848 , brother succeeded
21 august 1858 , son born to emperor
archduke karl ludwig 1848 - 1858 , brother
emperor
heir
relationship to emperor and status
became heir
ceased to be heir
next in line
franz joseph i
crown prince rudolf
son heir apparent
21 august 1858 , born
30 january 1889 , died
archduke ferdinand maximilian 1858 - 1864 , uncle
franz joseph i
crown prince rudolf
son heir apparent
21 august 1858 , born
30 january 1889 , died
archduke karl ludwig 1864 - 1889 , uncle
franz joseph i
archduke karl ludwig
brother heir presumptive
30 january 1889 , nephew died
1 february 1889 , renounced his succession rights
archduke franz ferdinand 1889 , son
emperor
heir
relationship to emperor and status
became heir
ceased to be heir
next in line
franz joseph i
archduke karl
grandnephew heir presumptive
28 june 1914 , death of his uncle
21 november 1916 , succeeded
archduke maximilian eugen 1906 - 1912 , brother
franz joseph i
archduke karl
grandnephew heir presumptive
28 june 1914 , death of his uncle
21 november 1916 , succeeded
archduke otto 1912 - 1916 , son
karl i
crown prince otto
son heir apparent
21 november 1916 , father succeeded
12 november 1918 , empire replaced by republic
archduke robert 1916 - 1918 , brother