Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

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Archduke of Austria Duke of Lorraine Enlightened absolutist Habsburg monarch Holy Roman Emperor King of Bohemia King of Hungary

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor was an 18th-century Habsburg ruler known for his ambitious Enlightenment-inspired reforms aimed at modernizing and centralizing the Austrian monarchy.

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Emperor Joseph II 2
Joseph II 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Archduke of Austria ⓘ
Duke of Lorraine ⓘ
Enlightened absolutist ⓘ
Habsburg monarch ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King of Bohemia ⓘ
King of Hungary ⓘ
birthDate 1741-03-13 ⓘ
birthPlace Vienna ⓘ
burialDate 1790-02-22 ⓘ
century 18th century ⓘ
coRegencyEnd 1780 ⓘ
coRegencyStart 1765 ⓘ
coRulerWith Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) ⓘ
surface form: Maria Theresa
countryOfBirth Duchy of Austria ⓘ
surface form: Archduchy of Austria
deathDate 1790-02-20 ⓘ
deathPlace Vienna ⓘ
dynasty House of Lorraine ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg-Lorraine
era Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
surface form: Enlightenment
father Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
fullName Joseph Benedikt August Johann Anton Michael Adam ⓘ
givenName Joseph ⓘ
house House of Habsburg ⓘ
surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
issued Edict of Tolerance ⓘ
Patent of Toleration (1781) ⓘ
Serfdom Patent (1781) ⓘ
knownFor Enlightenment-inspired reforms ⓘ
abolition of serfdom in the Habsburg lands ⓘ
administrative and legal reforms ⓘ
centralization of the Habsburg monarchy ⓘ
religious toleration policies ⓘ
language German ⓘ
mother Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) ⓘ
surface form: Maria Theresa
notableConflict Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791) ⓘ
War of the Bavarian Succession ⓘ
placeOfBurial Imperial Crypt, Vienna ⓘ
policy judicial reforms and codification of laws ⓘ
limitation of the power of the Catholic Church ⓘ
state control over education ⓘ
politicalIdeology enlightened absolutism ⓘ
regnalName Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Joseph II
reignEnd 1790-02-20 ⓘ
reignStart 1765-08-18 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Marie Antoinette ⓘ
spouse Isabella of Parma ⓘ
Maria Josepha of Bavaria ⓘ
succeeded Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
succeededBy Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
title Archduke of Austria ⓘ
Duke of Lorraine ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King of Bohemia ⓘ
King of Hungary and Croatia ⓘ
King of the Romans ⓘ

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Deutsche Aufklärung → associatedRuler → Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) → child → Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
subject surface form: Empress Maria Theresa
Milanese Enlightenment → hasParticipant → Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
War of the Bavarian Succession → involvedPerson → Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz → monarchServed → Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Joseph II
Prater → openedToPublicBy → Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Joseph II
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor → predecessor → Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor → regnalName → Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Joseph II
Banat Swabians → settlementWavesOccurredUnder → Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Joseph II
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor → sibling → Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Marie Antoinette → sibling → Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) → successor → Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
subject surface form: Empress Maria Theresa