Joseph II died on 20 February 1790, succumbing to tuberculosis. His epitaph, written at his request, reflects his humility: “Here lies a ruler who, despite his best intentions, was …

Joseph II Holy Roman Emperor died in 1790 before the Revolution’s full effects, leaving his sister to endure the turbulence and her execution in 1793. The Legacy of Emperor Joseph II in Austria

Joseph II, (born March 13, 1741, Vienna—died Feb. 20, 1790, Vienna), Holy Roman emperor (1765–90). He succeeded his father, Francis I, and initially coruled with his mother, Maria …

Oct 5, 2023 · Emperor Joseph II died on February 20, 1790, of tuberculosis. In the absence of descendants, he was succeeded, as was easy to predict, by his younger brother Leopold. His …

He died with no known surviving offspring and was succeeded by his younger brother Leopold II. Joseph II was Holy Roman Emperor from 18 August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg …

Joseph II was denied a harmonious family life. He held a true affection for his first wife, Isabella, daughter of the duke of Parma, but she died when he was 22 years old. His second marriage …

He died of pneumonia for seven years; his death greatly affected his father until his own. Cristina de Habsburg (*/† 1763). He was born premature and died shortly after his birth, just like the …

Joseph II (13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 18 August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 29 November 1780 until his death.

Died 20 February 1790 in Vienna Motto: ‘Virtute et Exemplo – By valour and example’ Joseph II is one of the best-known representatives of Enlightened Absolutism.

Joseph did not marry again. His only surviving child, Maria Theresa, died in 1770, of pleurisy. Joseph's grief extended to that for his father, Francis, who had died suddenly, on Aug. 8, 1765.

His mother’s death in 1780 made Joseph II the sole ruler of the Habsburg Lands. Immediately after becoming the Holy Roman Emperor, he took the government on a new course, but not …

The eldest son of Maria Theresia (1717-1780) and her husband, Francis Stephen of Lorraine (Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1737, Holy Roman Emperor as Francis I, 1745-65), Joseph …

How did Joseph II die? Holy Roman Emperor Joseph ll was born Joseph Benedikt Anton Michael Adam in 1741. He reigned over the Holy Roman Empire from 1765 to 1790 and was the …

Oct 18, 2024 · Four months after the second anniversary of their wedding, Maria Josepha grew ill and died from smallpox. Joseph neither visited her during her illness nor attended her funeral, …