title: 16th (Schleswig-Holstein) Hussars "Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, King of Hungary"
text: # 16th (Schleswig-Holstein) Hussars "Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, King of Hungary"
  
  The 16th (Schleswig-Holstein) Hussars “Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, King of Hungary” were a cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was formed in 1866. It fought in the Franco-Prussian war and World War I. In 1872 it was named after Emperor Francis Joseph I of Austria, who became its colonel-in-chief. The regiment was stationed in Gottorf Castle until its disbanding in 1918.
  
  