Joseph II


 * Rose to power following Maria Theresa's death
 * Succeeded by Leopold
 * House of Hapsburg
 * Argued with Pius VI over the dissolution of monestaries
 * Issued the Patent of Tolerance
 * Abolished serfdom in response to the peasants' revolt of Horea
 * Sent generals Lacy and Laudon to the War of Bavarian Succession
 * Saw little actual fighting
 * His finance minister Karl von Zinzendorf attempted to implement politics with physiocratic tendencies
 * Abolished the death penalty
 * Sought to gain territory through a secret agreement with Charles Theodore