Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1741

Place of Birth: Hietzing, Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1790

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Joseph II (German: Josef Benedikt Anton Michel Adam; English: Joseph Benedict Anthony Michael Adam; 13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg lands from November 1780 until his death.
He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Emperor Francis I, and the brother of Marie Antoinette.
He was thus the first ruler in the Austrian dominions of the House of Lorraine, styled Habsburg-Lorraine.
Joseph was a proponent of enlightened absolutism; however, his commitment to modernizing reforms subsequently engendered significant opposition, which resulted in failure to fully implement his programs.
Meanwhile, despite making some territorial gains, his reckless foreign policy badly isolated Austria.
He has been ranked, with Catherine the Great of Russia and Frederick the Great of Prussia, as one of the three great Enlightenment monarchs.
His policies are now known as Josephinism.
He was a supporter of the arts, and most importantly, of composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri.
He died with no sons and was succeeded by his younger brother, Leopold II.



Alternative names	Anton Von Maron; Maron; De Marron; a. maron; anton maron; De Maron
Description	Austrian painter
Date of birth/death	8 January 1733	3 March 1808
Location of birth/death	Vienna	Rome
Work location	Rome
Authority control	: Q596339 VIAF: 817899 ISNI: 0000 0001 1585 1359 ULAN: 500003123 LCCN: nr91024192 WGA: MARON, Anton von WorldCat