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| CHAPTER IX. | ||
From Leopold to Modern Times, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| Leopold accedes to the Throne—Joseph I his Successor—Maria Theresa—The Seven Years’ War—Joseph II succeeds his Father as Emperor—Changes introduced by Maria Theresa and Joseph II—Further Reforms in Education—Joseph’s Plans of Centralization—The Socage Patent and Uprising of the Peasants—Torture abolished—Joseph II as a Reformer in Government—The Toleration Patent—Innovations—Dissatisfaction with Joseph’s Government—Leopold II—Francis I—Ferdinand I—Material and Intellectual Progress—Literary Renaissance—Various Authors—Revolution of 1848—Results—Slavonic Congress—Reactionary Movements—Prince Windischgratz—Francis Joseph—Charles Havliček—Repressive Policy of the Government—Present Condition. | ||
