Author: Paul P. Bernard
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401575754
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
they represented a congeries of varied languages, cultures and traditions. Moreover the status of Germany, in theory ruled by the Hapsburgs in their capacity of Holy Roman Emperors, had since the conclusion of the Thirty Years War been in some doubt. In practice the Hapsburgs could count on obedience always in their family dominions, not particularly extensive and mostly concentrated in the West (Vorderosterreich); sometimes in the South German Catholic states; and virtually not at all in the Protestant North. Then, too, in the second half of the seventeenth century Prussia had emerged as a power, which although still technically a part of the Empire, was increasingly capable and willing to pursue a thoroughly independent course. The position of Charles VI was thus not an entirely happy one. The long run alternatives which would seem to have confronted him were either to acquiesce in the continuing erosion of Hapsburg influence in Germany, which ultimately might well have resulted in his ruling over a Danubian Empire with a German-speaking minority; or to try to buttress his position in Germany, which would have required eventually a viable modus vivendi between his German and non-German subjects.
Joseph II and Bavaria
Author: Paul P. Bernard
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401575754
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
they represented a congeries of varied languages, cultures and traditions. Moreover the status of Germany, in theory ruled by the Hapsburgs in their capacity of Holy Roman Emperors, had since the conclusion of the Thirty Years War been in some doubt. In practice the Hapsburgs could count on obedience always in their family dominions, not particularly extensive and mostly concentrated in the West (Vorderosterreich); sometimes in the South German Catholic states; and virtually not at all in the Protestant North. Then, too, in the second half of the seventeenth century Prussia had emerged as a power, which although still technically a part of the Empire, was increasingly capable and willing to pursue a thoroughly independent course. The position of Charles VI was thus not an entirely happy one. The long run alternatives which would seem to have confronted him were either to acquiesce in the continuing erosion of Hapsburg influence in Germany, which ultimately might well have resulted in his ruling over a Danubian Empire with a German-speaking minority; or to try to buttress his position in Germany, which would have required eventually a viable modus vivendi between his German and non-German subjects.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401575754
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
they represented a congeries of varied languages, cultures and traditions. Moreover the status of Germany, in theory ruled by the Hapsburgs in their capacity of Holy Roman Emperors, had since the conclusion of the Thirty Years War been in some doubt. In practice the Hapsburgs could count on obedience always in their family dominions, not particularly extensive and mostly concentrated in the West (Vorderosterreich); sometimes in the South German Catholic states; and virtually not at all in the Protestant North. Then, too, in the second half of the seventeenth century Prussia had emerged as a power, which although still technically a part of the Empire, was increasingly capable and willing to pursue a thoroughly independent course. The position of Charles VI was thus not an entirely happy one. The long run alternatives which would seem to have confronted him were either to acquiesce in the continuing erosion of Hapsburg influence in Germany, which ultimately might well have resulted in his ruling over a Danubian Empire with a German-speaking minority; or to try to buttress his position in Germany, which would have required eventually a viable modus vivendi between his German and non-German subjects.
Joseph II
Author: T C W Blanning
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317899660
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Joseph II (1741--90) -- son and eventual successor of Maria Theresa -- has conventionally been seen in the context of the "Enlightened Despot'' reformers. Today's turmoil in his former territories invites a rather different perspective, however, as Joseph grapples with the familiar and intractable problems of creating a viable unitary state out of his multi-national empire in Central Europe. Professor Blanning's brilliant short study, based on extensive archival research, offers a history of the Habsburg monarchy in the eighteenth century, as well as a revaluation of the emperor's complex personality and his ill-fated reform programme.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317899660
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Joseph II (1741--90) -- son and eventual successor of Maria Theresa -- has conventionally been seen in the context of the "Enlightened Despot'' reformers. Today's turmoil in his former territories invites a rather different perspective, however, as Joseph grapples with the familiar and intractable problems of creating a viable unitary state out of his multi-national empire in Central Europe. Professor Blanning's brilliant short study, based on extensive archival research, offers a history of the Habsburg monarchy in the eighteenth century, as well as a revaluation of the emperor's complex personality and his ill-fated reform programme.
Joseph II: Volume 2, Against the World, 1780-1790
Author: Derek Edward Dawson Beales
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521324882
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 735
Book Description
This final volume of Derek Beales's magisterial biography of the emperor Joseph II describes the critical period when he was sole ruler of the Austrian monarchy. Explaining his motivation and showing how his ideas developed, Derek Beales reveals that Joseph left an ineffaceable mark on all his lands.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521324882
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 735
Book Description
This final volume of Derek Beales's magisterial biography of the emperor Joseph II describes the critical period when he was sole ruler of the Austrian monarchy. Explaining his motivation and showing how his ideas developed, Derek Beales reveals that Joseph left an ineffaceable mark on all his lands.
Joseph II: Volume 1, In the Shadow of Maria Theresa, 1741-1780
Author: Derek Beales
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521242400
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
This volume describes the claustrophobic atmosphere, in which Joseph was trained to rule, and his attempts after 1765 as co-regent with his formidable mother.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521242400
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
This volume describes the claustrophobic atmosphere, in which Joseph was trained to rule, and his attempts after 1765 as co-regent with his formidable mother.
Joseph II.
Author: William George Waters
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Joseph II
Joseph II
Author: James Franck Bright
Publisher:
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Category : Austria
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Austria
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Revolutionary Emperor
Author: Saul Kussiel Padover
Publisher: London : Eyre & Spottiswoode
ISBN:
Category : Austria
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Publisher: London : Eyre & Spottiswoode
ISBN:
Category : Austria
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Joseph II and Bavaria
The Limits of Enlightenment
Author: Paul P. Bernard
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252007354
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252007354
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description