Joseph II: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Saul K. Padover, The Revolutionary Emperor: Joseph the Second, 1741–1790 (1934), shows the significance of Joseph’s reign in the context of German and European history. Harold W.V. Temperley, Frederic the Great and Kaiser Joseph, 2nd ed. (1968), is a very good analysis of the contrast in character, temper, and significance between the two great opponents. Walter W. Davis, Joseph II: An Imperial Reformer for the Austrian Netherlands (1974), analyzes one of the major foreign policy crises. Ernst Wangermann, From Joseph II to the Jacobin Trials: Government Policy and Public Opinion in the Habsburg Dominions in the Period of the French Revolution, 2nd ed. (1969), reviews the emperor’s reforms caught between further-reaching revolutionary developments and aristocratic reaction.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: The World of the Habsburgs - Joseph II. | Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 09, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - A Habsburg Emperor for the Next Century (PDF). | Jan 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Helsinki Open Repository - The Travels of Joseph II in Hungary, Transylvania, Slavonia and the Banat of Temesvar, 1768�1773. | Nov 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Linda hall Library - Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. | Sep 28, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Holy Roman Empire Association - Biography of Joseph II. | Jul 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The World of the Habsburgs - Joseph II. | Feb 15, 2023 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online - Biography of Joseph II. | Jul 26, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: Military History Encyclopedia on the Web - Biography of Joseph II. | Jul 26, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Joseph II. | Jul 23, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 05, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Jun 27, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Classical Music Pages - Biography of Joseph II. | Jan 19, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |