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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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Courier brings official account to London of Emperor Joseph II's death in Vienna on the 20th ult. at 5 a.m., aged 40, after 26 years as Emperor and 10 as King of Hungary and Bohemia. No heirs; Austrian dominions pass to brother Peter Leopold Joseph, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
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Wednesday morning early a Courier arrived with the official account of the death of the Emperor Joseph II. which happened at Vienna on the 20th ult. at five in the morning; he was in the 40th year of his age, in the 26th year of his reign as Emperor of the Romans, and the 10th as King of Hungary and Bohemia. He succeeded to the imperial crown on the demise of his father, Francis, on the 18th of August, 1765; to the hereditary dominions of the house of Austria on the death of his mother, Maria Theresa, the 29th of November, 1780. He was twice married, to a Princess of Parma, and a Princess of Bavaria; but having left no issue, the hereditary dominions of the House of Austria devolve on his brother Peter Leopold Joseph, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
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Vienna
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20th Ult. At Five In The Morning
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death at age 40; no issue; hereditary dominions of the house of austria devolve on brother peter leopold joseph, grand duke of tuscany.
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A courier arrived in London with the official account of Emperor Joseph II's death in Vienna on the 20th ult. at five in the morning. He was in the 40th year of his age, 26th year of reign as Emperor of the Romans, and 10th as King of Hungary and Bohemia. He succeeded his father Francis on August 18, 1765, and his mother Maria Theresa on November 29, 1780. Married twice but left no issue.