Joseph I

noun

1. 1678–1711, king of Hungary 1687–1711; king of Germany 1690–1711; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1705–11 (son of Leopold I).

Example Sentences

In three months after the signing of this treaty, Joseph I. died of the small-pox, in his palace of Vienna.

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The imperial freedom restored to the town by Joseph I. in 1705 was again lost by reincorporation with Bavaria in 1714.

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Francis Joseph I. ascended the throne before the abdication of his father, which took place immediately afterwards.

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Claimed in 1708 as a fief of the empire by Joseph I., it was governed for the greater part of the century by the Austrians.

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Yet it is difficult to conceive what further advantages Joseph I. expected to secure, by prolonging the war.

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