Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia
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.
Joseph II | Holy Roman Emperor, Enlightened Ruler & Reformer ...
2025年1月2日 · Joseph II (born March 13, 1741, Vienna, Austria—died Feb. 20, 1790, Vienna) was the Holy Roman emperor (1765–90), at first coruler with his mother, Maria Theresa (1765–80), and then sole ruler (1780–90) of the Austrian Habsburg dominions.
Joseph II - Quotes, Emperor & Family - Biography
2014年4月2日 · On March 13, 1741, in Vienna, Austria, Habsburg heir Joseph (baptized as Joseph Benedict Augustus Johann Anton Michael Adam) was born. His mother, Maria Theresa, was the ruler of the Habsburg...
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor of Austria - Prague.org
As Empress Maria Theresa’s firstborn son, Emperor Joseph II ruled Austria together with his mother between 1765 and 1780 before ruling on his own until 1790. His reign is distinguished by broad reforms to modernize the state, consolidate authority, and …
Joseph II summary | Britannica
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 Theresa (1765–80).
Joseph II - Enlightened Reforms, Religious Tolerance, Legacy ...
2025年1月2日 · Generally, he is presented as the representative enlightened absolutist—that is to say, the most typical of those 18th-century monarchs who applied the principles of the philosophical movement known as the Enlightenment to the problems of government and society.
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor Biography - Facts, Childhood ...
Joseph II was the Holy Roman Emperor of the Austrian Habsburg dominion from 1765 to 1790. Following the death of his father, he served as a co-ruler with his mother, gaining sole reign only in 1780.
JOSEPH II, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR - Encyclopedia.com
In 1764 he was elected emperor and coregent in Austria with his mother. In reality, at this time he could play an independent role only in military affairs. Source for information on Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor: New Catholic Encyclopedia dictionary.
Joseph II - Die Welt der Habsburger
Joseph II is one of the best-known representatives of Enlightened Absolutism. As a monarch he was indebted to the ideas of Enlightenment rationalism and implemented numerous reforms in the Habsburg Monarchy, some of them far-reaching, in the name of ‘usefulness’.
Joseph Ii - Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月9日 · Joseph II (1741-1790) was Holy Roman emperor from 1765 to 1790. He is one of the best examples of Europe's enlightened despots. Born in Vienna on March 13, 1741, the first son of Maria Theresa , Archduchess of Austria, and Francis Stephen of Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Joseph achieved his first triumph merely by being born a boy.