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The Edict of Tolerance was a religious reform of Joseph II, during the time he was emperor of the Habsburg Monarchy. His religious reform known as the Edict of Tolerance was composed of two separate laws one was enacted in 1781 and the second in 1782 Both of the edicts were aimed at different groups, but the main goal for both of them was to bring about religious unity. When Joseph II enacted both edicts, he was also inspired by economic motives . The slow emigration of the Protestant population out of Austria would have eventually lead up to an economic slump, this is the second purpose for enacting religious tolerance.

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  • The Edict of Tolerance was a religious reform of Joseph II, during the time he was emperor of the Habsburg Monarchy. His religious reform known as the Edict of Tolerance was composed of two separate laws one was enacted in 1781 and the second in 1782 Both of the edicts were aimed at different groups, but the main goal for both of them was to bring about religious unity. When Joseph II enacted both edicts, he was also inspired by economic motives . The slow emigration of the Protestant population out of Austria would have eventually lead up to an economic slump, this is the second purpose for enacting religious tolerance.
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  • The Edict of Tolerance was a religious reform of Joseph II, during the time he was emperor of the Habsburg Monarchy. His religious reform known as the Edict of Tolerance was composed of two separate laws one was enacted in 1781 and the second in 1782 Both of the edicts were aimed at different groups, but the main goal for both of them was to bring about religious unity. When Joseph II enacted both edicts, he was also inspired by economic motives . The slow emigration of the Protestant population out of Austria would have eventually lead up to an economic slump, this is the second purpose for enacting religious tolerance. Austria has had a long history on the subject of religious tolerance. This can be traced back to the sixteenth century when Martin Luther’s writings first appeared in the Habsburg monarchy in Austria. The appearance of Luther’s writings was threatening since they encouraged religious dissent of the Catholic faith, and its ecclesiastical system. During this time the Holy Roman Empire was engaged in several other wars, and the Habsburg dynasty had no resources to use against the dissenters, who had been reading Luther’s papers. Therefore, since they had no army to persecute the rebels who opposed the Catholic faith, the dynasty had to resort to working toward religious unity, meaning that those of the Catholic faith would have to be tolerant to those of other religions if they did not want create more tension. Joseph II, and Maria Theresa, his mother, ruled together for a few years. During this time, when Joseph II wanted to create and implement laws calling for religious tolerance his mother’s conservative attitude would not allow him. During the time that Joseph II was the single ruler of Austria, he issued a series of Edicts of Toleration. The first one was the Edict of Toleration of 1781 which granted religious freedom to the Lutherans, Calvinists, and Greek Orthodox. The Jewish population was not included in the edict of 1781, and it wasn’t until the 1782 Edict of Tolerance that Joseph II decided to extend religious freedom to them.
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