The first Czechoslovak Republic tore down the monuments
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Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II was Holy Roman Emperor from 18 August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 29 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, Leopold II, Maria Carolina of Austria, and Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma. He was thus the first ruler in the Austrian dominions of the union of the…
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politics · Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 · military leader · monarch · also Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Josef II, Emperor
Born 13 March 1741 · Died 20 February 1790 · Q76555
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That set the standard for a century after it was translated into German in 1910
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Hungarian historian Henrik Marczali published a three-volume study of Joseph, the first important modern scholarly work on his reign, and the first to make systematic use of archival research
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The Hungarian Declaration of Independence declared that Joseph II was not a true King of Hungary as he was never crowned, thus any act from his reign was null and void
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Died 1790-02-20.
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1780· 2 entries
Career landmark: Apostolic King of Hungary (1780–1790).
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Career landmark: King of Bohemia (1780–1790).
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Career landmark: Holy Roman Emperor (1765–1790).
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Born 1741-03-13.
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