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Joseph II

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Joseph II 1741-1790.
Holy Roman emperor (1765-1790) and king of Bohemia and Hungary (1780-1790). He instituted a number of social reforms aimed at curbing hereditary privileges.
Joseph II
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(Biographies / Joseph II (1741-1790) M, Austrian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1741-90, Holy Roman emperor (1765-90); son of Francis I. He ruled Austria jointly with his mother, Maria Theresa, until her death (1780). He reorganized taxation, abolished serfdom, curtailed the feudal power of the nobles, and asserted his independence from the pope
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