births
March 13, 1741
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1790)
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II was Holy Roman Emperor from 18 August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 29 November 1780 until his death. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Emperor Francis I, and the brother of Marie Antoinette, Leopold II, Maria Carolina of Austria, and Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma. He was thus the first ruler in the Austrian dominions of the union of the Houses of Habsburg and Lorraine, styled Habsburg-Lorraine.
March 13
March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 293 days remain until the end of the year.