Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor Francis II (; 12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation 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, the first Emperor of Austria, ruling from 1804 to 1835, so later he was named the one and only "Doppelkaiser" (double emperor) in history. For the two years between
Humphry Sandwith (1792–1874) Humphry Sandwith (1792–1874) Humphry Sandwith (1792–1874), or Humphrey Sandwith III, was an English physician and prominent Methodist. He was the son of Humphr(e)y Sandwith II (1746–1809), another medical man, and brother of Thomas Sandwith (1789–1867). He went into medical practice as a surgeon at Bridlington, in 1816. In 1834 Sandwith moved to London. The reason was that he took the chance to become the first editor of "The Watchman", a new Wesleyan Methodist journal, initially published in January 1835. He had made a reputation among Wesleyan Methodists, both as a controversialist, and as someone concerned to circulate their news. "The