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, Empe
The arrival of Isabella of Parma on the occasion of her wedding to Joseph II, 1760, painting by Martin van Meytens
Fête organised to celebrate the marriage of Emperor Joseph II to Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria. The central figures are the three youngest siblings of Joseph, from left to right, Archduke Ferdinand as the groom, Archduke Maximilian Franz as Cupid and Archduchess Marie Antoinette as the bride.
Coronation of the Archduke Joseph as King of the Romans in the Imperial Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew in Frankfurt, 3 April 1764, painting by Martin van Meytens
Emperor Joseph II and Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Tuscany by Pompeo Batoni, 1769, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum)
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
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Joseph I was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1705 until his death in 1711. He was the eldest son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor from his third wife, Eleonor Magdalene of N
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
…Portrait by Anton von Maron, 1775 King of the Romans Reign 27 March 1764 – 18 August 1765 Coronation 3 April 1764 Frankfurt Cathedral Predecessor Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor Reign 18 August 1765 – 20 February 1790 Predecessor Francis I Successor Leopold II Archduke of Austria Reign 18 August 1765 – 20…
Portrait by Frans van Stampart, c. 1705
Archduke Joseph at the age of six (by Benjamin Block, 1684)
Joseph I by Johann Rudolf Huber, 1702
Tomb of the emperor in the Imperial Crypt, Vienna