16th (Schleswig-Holstein) Hussars "Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, King of Hungary"

16th (Schleswig-Holstein) Hussars "Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, King of Hungary"
Husaren-Regiment Kaiser Franz-Joseph von Österreich, König von Ungarn (Schleswig-Holsteinisches) Nr. 16
Active	1866–1918
Disbanded	1918
Country	German Empire
Branch	Prussian Army
Type	Cavalry
Role	Hussars
Garrison/HQ	Schleswig
Anniversaries	27 September 1866
Engagements	Franco-Prussian war World War I
Commanders
Colonel-in-chief	Emperor Francis Joseph I
Insignia
Regimental colours

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.

• List of Imperial German cavalry regiments

• "Schleswig als preußische Garnisonsstadt" [Schleswig as a Prussian garrison town] (in German). Stadtmuseum Schleswig. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
• Schulz, Hugo (1992). Die preussischen Kavallerie-Regimenter 1913/1914 nach dem Gesetz vom 3. Juli 1913. Augsburg: Weltbild. pp. 124–126. ISBN 3893503439.