Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser
| English: God Save Emperor Francis | |
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Imperial anthem of the Holy Roman Empire, and national anthem of Austrian Empire | |
| Music | Joseph Haydn, 1797 |
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Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser | |
"Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" or "God Save Emperor Francis" was made by Joseph Haydn in 1797, he wanted a song that could beat the English song "God Save the Queen".
He wrote it as a song for Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire, and after 1806, Austrian Empire.
