Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (Person) AKA Josef Benedikt Anton Michel Adam
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
1741 AD - 1790 AD
AKA Josef Benedikt Anton Michel Adam
- Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria 1765 – 1790
- King of the Romans 1764 – 1765
- King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia 1780 – 1790 - coruler with mother Maria Theresa
- House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Joseph was a proponent of enlightened absolutism; however, his commitment to secularizing, liberalizing and modernizing reforms resulted in significant opposition.
He has been ranked with Catherine the Great of Russia and Frederick the Great of Prussia, as one of the three great Enlightenment monarchs.
He was a supporter of the arts, and most importantly of composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri.
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Princess Isabella of Parma10/06/1760 AD
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01/25/1765 AD
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