Home / Personalities / Joseph II of Austria
Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria, Joseph II abolished personal serfdom, decreed religious tolerance, closed hundreds of monasteries, imposed German on the administration and saw his reforms provoke revolts, in Belgium and Hungary.
Political axes
Joseph II of Austria leans further toward autocracy than 86% of the 416 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Representation is where Joseph II of Austria stands furthest from the rest.
On Religion, Joseph II of Austria sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
Ideological proximity
The closest among the 248 ideologies
Caesarist current that legitimises a charismatic leader by plebiscite above parties, combining personal authority, bureaucratic centralisation, military mobilisation and state-led modernising reforms.
An Arab current of state socialism combining pan-Arab nationalism, a vanguard party, planning, land reform and control of strategic sectors, advocating Arab unity, secularism and independence from imperialism.
Model that organizes society into corporations of workers and employers integrated into the state, seeking harmony between classes and directed economic cooperation instead of conflict or free competition.
The most distant ideology
Progressive LibertarianismLibertarian25%
King of Prussia, Frederick the Great made the kingdom a military and administrative power, embodying enlightened despotism and the cameralist state of disciplined bureaucracy, centralized finances, and tolerance.
Also close, by dimension
Other similar profiles
Furthest from Joseph II of Austria
A post-Soviet presidential republic, Belarus is ruled by an authoritarian, personalist regime, with strong state control of the economy, repression of the opposition, and a close political alliance with Russia.
Also close, by dimension
Furthest from Joseph II of Austria
A German kingdom with a strong military and administrative tradition, Prussia united monarchy, a disciplined bureaucracy, and a powerful army, leading German unification and embodying the cameralist state and enlightened despotism.
Also close, by dimension
Furthest from Joseph II of Austria