Joseph II (German: Josef Benedikt Anton Michael Adam; English: Joseph Benedict Anthony Michael Adam; 13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman...
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Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (born September 24, 1952) is an American businessman, Democratic politician, and a member of the Kennedy family. He is a son...
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Franz Joseph II (Franz Josef Maria Alois Alfred Karl Johannes Heinrich Michael Georg Ignaz Benediktus Gerhardus Majella; 16 August 1906 – 13 November...
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France, Queen Maria Carolina, Duchess Maria Amalia of Parma, and Emperor Joseph II. Leopold was a moderate proponent of enlightened absolutism. He granted...
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February 1945) is the Prince of Liechtenstein. He is the son of Prince Franz Joseph II and his wife, Countess Georgina von Wilczek. He also bears the titles...
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Joseph II may refer to: Joseph II of Constantinople (1360–1439) Joseph II (Chaldean Patriarch) (1696–1713) Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741–1790) Pope...
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Court in Vienna to educate and prepare him for his future role. Emperor Joseph II himself took charge of Francis' development. His disciplinarian regime...
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Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (Joseph Wenzel Maximilian Maria; born 24 May 1995) is the eldest child of Alois, Hereditary Prince...
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Joseph II (Greek: Ἰωσήφ; 1360 – 10 June 1439) was Patriarch of Constantinople from 1416 to 1439. Born the (possibly illegitimate) son of Ivan Shishman...
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intense love affair with Princess Isabella of Parma, who married the future Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor on 6 October 1760. Among other things, the two young...
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lit. 'Joseph, son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham') is a prophet and messenger of God mentioned in the Qur'an and corresponds to Joseph, a person...
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Pope Joseph II of Alexandria (Abba Yousab II) was the 115th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was the metropolitan of Girga before...
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Maria Theresa (redirect from Maria II of Hungary)
power to her husband, Emperor Francis I, and her eldest son, Emperor Joseph II, who were officially her co-rulers in Austria and Bohemia, Maria Theresa...
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her brother, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, wrote to her that he had no intention of breaking the alliance. A second visit from Joseph II, which took place...
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Louis Joseph Xavier François de France was born at the Palace of Versailles on 22 October 1781. He was named after his maternal uncle, Joseph II. The newborn...
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Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (German: Franz Joseph Karl [fʁants ˈjoːzɛf ˈkaʁl]; Hungarian: Ferenc József Károly [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈjoːʒɛf ˈkaːroj]; 18 August...
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Maximilian II (1564–1576) Rudolf II (1576–1612) Matthias (1612–1619) Ferdinand II (1619–1637) Ferdinand III (1637–1657) Leopold I (1657–1705) Joseph I (1705–1711)...
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Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (redirect from Francis II of Tuscany)
he handled well. Francis died in 1765 and was succeeded by their son, Joseph II, who co-ruled Austria alongside Maria Theresa. Francis was born in Lunéville...
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Patriarch Joseph II may refer to: Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1416–1439 Joseph II (Chaldean Patriarch) (ruled in 1696–1713)...
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Napoleon II (Napoléon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte; 20 March 1811 – 22 July 1832) was the disputed Emperor of the French for a few weeks in 1815....
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remainder of the collection was sold piecemeal to private parties by Joseph II. One of the surviving items from the Kunstkammer is a "fine chair" that...
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Brabant Revolution (section Reforms of Joseph II)
product of opposition which emerged to the liberal reforms of Emperor Joseph II in the 1780s. These were perceived as an attack on the Catholic Church...
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abolition of serfdom in Europe. The enlightened despotism of Emperor Joseph II of the Holy Roman Empire is summarized as, "Everything for the people...
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Salieri to the daily chamber music performances held during Emperor Joseph II's evening meal. Salieri quickly impressed the Emperor, and Gassmann was...
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The panic caused by the incident demoralised the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II to the point that he ordered the army to withdraw.[citation needed] Two...
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House of Habsburg (redirect from Joseph branch of the Habsburg)
1835–1848 Francis Joseph I, king of Hungary 1867–1916 Charles IV, king of Hungary 1916–1918 Joseph II, king of Bohemia 1780–1790 Leopold II, king of Bohemia...
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House of Lorraine (redirect from Gerhard II of Metz)
(German: Haus Habsburg-Lothringen). Francis, his sons Joseph II and Leopold II, and his grandson Francis II were the last four Holy Roman emperors from 1745...
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Joseph II Johann 6th Prince of Schwarzenberg (Vienna, June 27, 1769 - Frauenberg, December 19, 1833) was a German-Bohemian nobleman from the Schwarzenberg...
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by his son Joseph II as emperor (1765–1790) because of male primogeniture. Joseph was also made co-ruler or co-regent with his mother. Joseph, 24 at the...
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Hofburg (section Joseph Square)
widow of Joseph I. However, this wing had already been in use for more than a century, constructed as the residence of the Emperor Rudolph II in the style...
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