Joseph II of Austria: The Misunderstood Despot

Kids, People and Places, History, Biography, Non-Fiction
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Author: Alex Rounds ISBN: 9781311643858
Publisher: LearningIsland.com Publication: September 10, 2014
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Alex Rounds
ISBN: 9781311643858
Publisher: LearningIsland.com
Publication: September 10, 2014
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Joseph II of Austria was a complicated man. He loved his subjects and was willing to do anything for them. Unfortunately for them, in his mind that meant telling them how to do everything!
Joseph had been raised to believe that, as royalty, he was smarter and better than anyone else. He believed that being kind to them meant treating them like children. After all, wasn't a ruler supposed to be like a doting parent, always instructing his children? Unfortunately for Joseph, the people saw it more as meddling.
Between trying to do what was best for his people and trying to please his overbearing mother, Joseph had a very complicated life. Read about it in this short 15-Minute biography.

Ages 8 and up.

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Joseph II of Austria was a complicated man. He loved his subjects and was willing to do anything for them. Unfortunately for them, in his mind that meant telling them how to do everything!
Joseph had been raised to believe that, as royalty, he was smarter and better than anyone else. He believed that being kind to them meant treating them like children. After all, wasn't a ruler supposed to be like a doting parent, always instructing his children? Unfortunately for Joseph, the people saw it more as meddling.
Between trying to do what was best for his people and trying to please his overbearing mother, Joseph had a very complicated life. Read about it in this short 15-Minute biography.

Ages 8 and up.

LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

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