Johann Nepomuk Král (1839-1896), who became world-famous for two marches – the "Brucker-Lager March" and the march "Hoch Habsburg!" – worked as a military bandmaster in the major metropolises of the monarchy during his time, including Vienna, Budapest, and Prague, but also in Olomouc and Mladá Boleslav. The march "Hoch Habsburg!" can be found among the "Historical Marches and other compositions for the imperial and royal army" (1895). According to the information provided there, the march dates back to the year 1879 and was composed on the occasion of the silver wedding anniversary of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth.