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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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Biographical account of the late Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, eldest son of Maria Theresa and Francis I, detailing his birth in 1741, accessions in 1764 and 1780, marriages, childless status, and surviving siblings including the new Emperor Leopold II, with notes on their families.
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JOSEPH II.
The late Emperor was the eldest son of Maria Theresa of Austria, eldest daughter and heiress of the Emperor Charles VII. and of Francis Duke of Lorraine, and Baron. Francis was, through the interest of his Consort, head of the house of Austria, elected Emperor after the death of Charles VII, Duke of Bavaria; who was chosen Emperor through the interest of France, on demise of Charles VI.
Joseph, the eldest son of Francis and Maria Theresa, was born on the 13th of March, 1741, and crowned King of the Romans, 3d April, 1764.
On the death of his father, the Emperor Francis, he succeeded to the Empire in consequence of his previous election as King of the Romans. In 1780, he succeeded to the kingdoms of Hungary and Bohemia, and in general to the whole Austrian monarchy, on the death of his mother, who had possessed those dominions in her own right.
He was twice married, and had one daughter, who died before she was twelve years old.
He has left many brothers and sisters; his surviving brothers are Peter Leopold, now King of Hungary and Bohemia, &c. who by his Queen, daughter to the late King of Spain has fifteen children living.
Another brother is Archduke Maximilian, Elector and Archbishop of Cologne, who, as a clergyman, is of course, unmarried.
The third surviving brother is Archduke Ferdinand, Governor of the Milanese, who married the only daughter and heiress apparent to the Duke of Modena, by whom he has two sons and two daughters.
This Prince and his Consort were in England between three and four years ago.
The surviving sisters of the Emperor are the present Duchess of Saxe Techen, Princess of Parma, the Queen of the two Sicilies, the Queen of France, and one unmarried.
Archduke Francis, eldest son to the present King of Hungary, late only Grand Duke of Tuscany, was the only one of his father's children who had married, and by the death of the Archduchess Elizabeth, his consort, he is left a young widower.
This young Princess, who died a few hours before the Emperor, and soon after having been delivered of her first child, was niece to the present Duke of Wirtemberg, and sister to the Princess Consort of the Grand Duke of Russia.
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joseph ii died without surviving children; succeeded by brother peter leopold as emperor, king of hungary and bohemia; archduchess elizabeth died shortly before him after childbirth.
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Biographical details of the late Emperor Joseph II, including his parentage as son of Maria Theresa and Francis I, birth on March 13, 1741, election as King of the Romans in 1764, succession to the Empire upon his father's death, and to the Austrian monarchy in 1780 upon his mother's death. He was married twice with one daughter who died young. Surviving family includes brothers Peter Leopold (now ruler with 15 children), Maximilian (Archbishop of Cologne, unmarried), Ferdinand (Governor of Milanese, married with four children), and sisters including Queen of France. Nephew Archduke Francis recently widowed by death of Archduchess Elizabeth.