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  1. Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
    Joseph II, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor
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  2. Died20 February 1790 (aged 48) · Vienna, Austria
    SpousesIsabella of Parma · (m. 1760; died 1763) · Maria Josepha of Bavaria · (m. 1765; died 1767)
    Joseph II and his Royal Family
    Joseph II and his Royal Family
    Joseph II was one of the most influential rulers of the 18th century. He was the Holy Roman Emperor, the King of Bohemia, Hungary, Croatia, and Lombardy, and the Archduke of Austria.
    Early life

    He was baptised under the full name Josephus Benedictus Joannes Antonius Michael Adamus, born an archduke of Austria. Joseph was born in the midst of the early upheavals of the War of the Austrian Succession. … See more

    Marriages and children

    Joseph married Princess Isabella of Parma in October 1760, a union fashioned to bolster the 1756 defensive pact between France and Austria. (The bride's mother, Princess Louise Élisabeth, was the eldest daughter of … See more

    Co-ruler

    Joseph was made a member of the constituted council of state (Staatsrat) and began to draw up minutes for his mother to read. These papers contain the germs of his later policy, and of all the disasters that finally overt… See more

    Sole reign

    The death of Maria Theresa on 29 November 1780 left Joseph free to pursue his own policy, and he immediately directed his government on a new course, attempting to realize his ideal of enlightened despotism acting … See more

     
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