Joseph, Archduke of Austria

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Joseph, Archduke of Austria—better known as Emperor Joseph II—was an 18th-century Habsburg ruler noted for his ambitious Enlightenment-inspired reforms across the Holy Roman Empire and the Habsburg lands.

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Joseph, Archduke of Austria canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Archduke of Austria ⓘ
Enlightened absolutist ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine ⓘ
birthDate 1741-03-13 ⓘ
birthPlace Vienna ⓘ
burialPlace Imperial Crypt, Vienna ⓘ
coRegencyPeriod 1765-1780 ⓘ
coRulerWith Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria ⓘ
linked to: Maria Theresa
countryOfBirth Archduchy of Austria ⓘ
deathDate 1790-02-20 ⓘ
deathPlace Vienna ⓘ
dynasty Habsburg-Lorraine ⓘ
father Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
fullName Joseph Benedikt August Johann Anton Michael Adam ⓘ
givenName Joseph ⓘ
issued Edict of Tolerance ⓘ
language German ⓘ
monarchOf Habsburg monarchy ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
mother Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria ⓘ
linked to: Maria Theresa
movement Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Habsburg-Lorraine ⓘ
notableFor Enlightenment-inspired reforms ⓘ
abolition of serfdom in the Habsburg lands ⓘ
centralization of Habsburg administration ⓘ
educational reforms ⓘ
judicial and legal reforms ⓘ
religious toleration policies ⓘ
policyGoal modernization of the Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
strengthening state control over the Church ⓘ
predecessor Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
regnalName Joseph II ⓘ
reignEnd 1790-02-20 ⓘ
reignStart 1765-08-18 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Maria Carolina of Austria ⓘ
Marie Antoinette ⓘ
soleRulePeriod 1780-1790 ⓘ
spouse Isabella of Parma ⓘ
Maria Josepha of Bavaria ⓘ
successor Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
title Archduke of Austria ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King of Bohemia ⓘ
King of Germany ⓘ
King of Hungary ⓘ
yearOfEdictOfTolerance 1781 ⓘ

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Isabella of Parma → spouse → Joseph, Archduke of Austria ⓘ
Isabella of Parma → spouse → Joseph, Archduke of Austria ⓘ