Which Austro-Hungarian Emperor was the uncle of Franz Ferdinand and had a strained relationship with him?
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Correct answer: Franz Joseph I
Emperor Franz Joseph I disliked his nephew, largely due to the Archduke's morganatic marriage to Sophie, which the Emperor considered beneath their station. The Emperor famously did not attend Sophie's funeral.
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