NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1741-1790 LBT ID: Joseph2 VIAF ID: 39386414 LOC ID: n50038057 | B/BAP: 1741-03-13 DIED: 1790-02-20 |
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The son of Francis I. and Empress Maria Theresa, he succeeded his father in 1765 and
pursued reform as an enlightened despot. | |