Emperor Joseph II

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:birthDate 1741-03-13
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Joseph_Benedikt_August_Johann_Anton_Michael_Adam
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Imperial_Crypt,_Vienna
gptkbp:child gptkb:Archduchess_Maria_Theresa
gptkb:Archduchess_Marie_Christine
gptkbp:coronationDate gptkb:Frankfurt_Cathedral
1764-04-03
gptkbp:deathDate 1790-02-20
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Habsburg-Lorraine
gptkbp:father gptkb:Francis_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Habsburg-Lorraine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emperor Joseph II
gptkbp:knownFor patronage of the arts
administrative reforms
religious reforms
attempted abolition of death penalty
attempted reforms in Hungary
attempted reforms in the Austrian Netherlands
centralization of state power
conflict with the Catholic Church
promotion of religious tolerance
reforms in the Habsburg Monarchy
wars with the Ottoman Empire
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Maria_Theresa_of_Austria
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Austrian
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Edict_of_Tolerance
gptkb:Josephinism
Enlightened absolutism
abolition of serfdom
reforms in education and law
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Joseph_Hickel
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Francis_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:reignEnd 1790
gptkbp:reignStart 1765
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Marie_Antoinette
gptkb:Leopold_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkb:Maria_Carolina_of_Austria
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Isabella_of_Parma
gptkb:Maria_Josepha_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:style gptkb:His_Imperial_Majesty
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Leopold_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imperial_Crypt,_Vienna,_Austria
gptkb:Partitions_of_Poland
gptkb:Così_fan_tutte
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5