![]() After his father died, in 1765, he became emperor, but Maria Theresa made all the important decisions. His inability to make decisions necessarily limited his ambition. In 1765 he married Maria Josepha of Bavaria, who in 1767 also died of smallpox. Joseph’s first marriage in 1760 to the Bourbon princess Isabella of Parma, whom he loved passionately, ended in tragedy when she died of smallpox three years later. When Maria Theresa appointed him to the Council of State, he exhibited unusual intelligence and an intense interest in politics. Joseph, the eldest son of Maria Theresa and Francis Stephen of Lorraine (the future emperor Francis I), was strictly and thoroughly educated. An “enlightened despot,” he sought to introduce administrative, legal, economic, and ecclesiastical reforms-with only measured success. 20, 1790, Vienna), Holy Roman emperor (1765–90), at first coruler with his mother, Maria Theresa (1765–80), and then sole ruler (1780–90) of the Austrian Habsburg dominions. Joseph II, (born March 13, 1741, Vienna, Austria-died Feb. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.The car she was riding in was trying to evade the paparazzi but it was also discovered later that the driver of the car, who was also killed, had three times the legal limit of alcohol which likely contributed to the accident. In 1997, in the year of Edward Vimr's passing, on August 31st, Princess Diana of Great Britain was killed when her car crashed into a pillar in the tunnel under the Pont de l'Alma bridge in Paris. It was the first known instance of what came to be called "Legionnaires Disease." Within a week, 25 people had died and 130 people had been hospitalized. In 1976, he was 70 years old when on August 4th, a mysterious illness struck an American Legion convention in Philadelphia. Johnson was sworn in on the plane carrying Kennedy's body back to Washington D.C. Johnson became the 36th President of the United States when President John Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. In 1963, when he was 57 years old, on November 22nd, Vice President Lyndon B. In 1955, he was 49 years old when in January, President Eisenhower sent direct aid to South Vietnam. As a part of the brokered peace, women got the vote. (Women in Australia and New Zealand already had that right but couldn't run for office.) Although Finland belonged to the Russian Empire, there was great unrest and the Tsar wanted to broker a quick peace. In 1906, in the year that Edward Vimr was born, Finland became the first European country to give women the vote and to allow them to run for political office. Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Edward's lifetime.
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