This ruler's finance minister Karl von Zinzendorf attempted to implement policies with physiocratic tendencies.
This ruler sought to gain territory via a secret agreement with Charles Theodore, and this ruler also abolished the death penalty. This ruler's finance minister Karl von Zinzendorf attempted to implement policies with physiocratic tendencies. This ruler sent generals Lacy and Laudon on a series of tactical maneuvers in one conflict that saw little actual fighting, the War of Bavarian Succession, and, in response to the peasants' revolt of Horea, abolished serfdom. This ruler issued the Patent of Tolerance and argued with Pius VI over the dissolution of monasteries. For 10 points, identify this Hapsburg monarch succeeded by Leopold, an enlightened despot who rose to power following the death of his co-ruler Maria Teresa.
This ruler sought to gain territory via a secret agreement with Charles Theodore, and this ruler also abolished the death penalty.
{Joseph II}