HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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enlightenment despot from austria
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Joseph II
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Frederick
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Catherine
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Joseph II (March 13, 1741-February 20, 1790) was considered to be an enlightened despot. He was emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1765 until his death. (Austria was part of the Holy Roman Empire at this time).
Detailed explanation-2: -Joseph inspired a complete reform of the legal system, abolished brutal punishments and the death penalty in most instances, and imposed the principle of complete equality of treatment for all offenders. He ended censorship of the press and theater. In 1781–82, he extended full legal freedom to serfs.
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