cultural: 6- Joseph was a patron of the arts. He was known as the "musical king", and was a significant supporter of the arts of his time.
educational: 9- Joseph greatly improved education. Under his rule, elementary education was made madatory for boys and girls. Also, he created scholarships for poorer students who wanted and education, and he allowed the establishment of schools for Jews and other religious minorities.
legal: 9-Joseph II drastically reformed the legal system in the Holy Roman Empire. He abolished brutal punishments and the death penalty in most cases, and he promoted equa treatment for all offenders. He ended censorship of the press and theatre, and in 1781, he extended full legal freedom to serfs. In addition, he made tax reforms to relieve some of the tax burden on the peasantry and increase state revenues.
political: 5- Joseph set about building a rational, centralized, and uniform government for his diverse lands. Although he wanted to make his subjects happy and prosperous, he was somewhat power-hungry. He stripped the Hungarian Assembly of its prerogatives, and it was not even called together.
military: 2- Joseph II tended to get involved in unnecessary wars and was overly belligerent. He desired to expand his territory, and therefore got involved in many unpopular wars.
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