What happens to Franz after going into battle

This article contains spoilers for The Empress season 2.The Empress season two had a dramatic finale that saw Emperor Franz Joseph I go off to war. The second season, based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, takes place a few years after the events of season 1. The Empress the first season was about Elisabeth and Franz’s marriage and their trials at the Viennese court, the second season focused on her maternal journey and the growing tension between Austria and the Italian-speaking territories.

After giving birth to only girls, Elisabeth was under a lot of pressure to produce an heir. But when she almost died during childbirth, she decided she didn’t want to get pregnant again. Despite how it felt, Austria needed an heir to succeed Franzeven more so as the empire was facing another revolution. The second season of The Empress it also sees Franz’s struggle with the loss of his daughter and his inability to resolve the conflict in the Lombard-Venetian territory, which ultimately led to war.

Why Franz joined his army on the battlefield

Franz felt it was his duty to help his soldiers fight

After months of rebellion against Austrian rule, Franz had no choice but to declare war on the Kingdom of Piedmont in order to stop the violence and massacre of his people. While The Empress the second season had been preparing for this outcome since its first episode, Franz’s decision to join his soldiers on the battlefield came as a surprise. When he declared war on the Kingdom of Piedmont, he had no idea that Napoleon III was the reason they were confident enough to challenge him.

The Austrian army lost thousands of soldiers and many were seriously injured. Franz, who always preferred peace and did his best to avoid war, was disheartened by the number of people who lost their lives. This led to his decision to join the army and lead his soldiers on the battlefield rather than wait patiently while more people died. Although Franz sometimes felt overwhelmed by his responsibilities and would have preferred a much simpler life where he was just a husband and father, it was his empathy that took him to the war front.

Why Napoleon Wanted to Wage War Against Austria, Explained

Napoleon III was on the front line in the Second Italian War of Independence

Napoleon III played an important role in the Second Italian War of Independence. At the beginning of the series, Maximilian went to France to ask for Napoleon’s help to calm the dissent growing in the Italian-speaking territories. Napoleon, who had his own plans, did not agree to help the Austrians, but instead said he would consider supporting them. At the time, Austria was the largest kingdom in the region and Napoleon wanted to defeat the Austrians so that they could lose some of their territories and so that France would take first place.

However, he could not openly declare war on Austria, which meant he had to find a way to get involved without arousing suspicion. For the Kingdom of Piedmont to emerge victorious against the Austrians, they needed help from the French. Napoleon, who knew this, agreed to help Cavour on one condition. If the Austrians attacked the Kingdom of Piedmont first, he would send French troops to the border. The French, who had a larger army and more weapons, won the war, thus cementing Napoleon’s position in Europe.

What happened to Maximilian at the end of The Empress season 2?

Maximilian was dissatisfied with Franz’s handling of the conflict between Austria and the Kingdom of Piedmont

In The Empress In the first season, Maximilian tried to stage a coup that would make him emperor, but failed. Instead of sentencing him to death, Franz exiled his brother, which is where the series’ second season finds him. During his exile, Maximilian became restless and depressed, until Francis summoned him to the Viennese court so that he could be sent as an envoy to Napoleon. During his trip to France, Maximilian met the Belgian princess, Maria, and fell in love with her. However, he needed Franz’s permission for them to get married.

Francis gave his blessing to Maximilian and appointed him Austrian viceroy of Lombardy-Venice, with the hope that he would help improve relations between Austria and Lombardy. Maximilian excelled in his new position, but everything he had done to win over the people of Lombardy was compromised when Franz granted General Gyulai full power.

After seeing the effects of the loss of funding, Max decided to travel to Austria to speak to his brother, but it was too late as they were already on the brink of war. So that Franz could show the Lombards that the Austrian royalty knew they had failed, he removed Max from his position as viceroy of Lombardy-Venice. Although Max wanted to make peace with Franz, he realized that his brother would never trust him with a position in his government again, so he and Marie left the palace.

What happened to Countess Apafi in Empress season 2

Countess Apafi was no longer at Elisabeth’s court

Countess Leontine Apafi, one of the most intriguing characters in The Empressmanaged to hide from Elisabeth the fact that she was an impostor in the first season of the program. In season 2, Leontine fell in love with Alexander von Bach, who wanted to marry her, but she turned down his proposal because she didn’t want him to find out that she wasn’t who she said she was. In addition to lying to Alexander, Leontine’s life became even more complicated when she became pregnant with his son. Knowing she couldn’t keep the child, she decided to leave her with the nuns.

Alexander didn’t understand why Leontine couldn’t marry him, especially since he knew she loved him. So he decided to invite the father of the real Countess Apafi to ask for her blessing. Alexandre had a rude awakening when the countess’s father showed him a photo of his daughter and thus revealed that Leontine was an impostor. When he discovered who she really was, Alexandre sent Leontine away, and she left the castle in the dead of night without telling anyone where she was going.

How The Empress Season 2 Finale Sets Up Season 3

Empress season two ended on a cliffhanger

Several stories at the end were left unresolved, which ends up configuring The Empress season 3. In the final scenes of the second season, Alexander von Back resigned as Foreign Minister and decided to follow Leontine, which suggests a possible romance between them if and when the series returns. The Empress Season 2 introduced a new storyline involving Archduchess Sophie’s youngest son, Ludwig. Ludwig was interested in a young baron, but his mother caught him before he could act on his feelings.

It will be interesting to see if Ludwig will defy his mother in The Empress Season 3 or if he will obey her wishes like he always has. With Franz leaving to fight on the front lines, Elisabeth and Archduchess Sophie were left to rule in her place. Franz’s absence and the worry of whether he will survive are capable of triggering volatile emotions in Elisabeth, which can affect how well she is able to govern her subjects. Whether Elisabeth and Archduchess Sophie succeeded or failed in uniting Austria is something that could be explored in The Empress Season 3 if that happened.