Karl von Zinzendorf
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Karl von Zinzedorf was an Austrian politician. Important as a statesman of the Habsburg court, was governor of Trieste
in the second half of the decade 1770-1780. He was responsible for building the road between Trieste and Vienna (named in his honor by the town Zinzendorf).
As privy finance minister to Emperor Joseph II
von Zinzendorf introduced a uniform system of accounting for state revenues, expenditures, and debts of the territories of the Austrian crown. Austria was more successful than France in meeting regular expenditures and in gaining credit. However, the events of Joseph II's last years also suggest that the government was financially vulnerable to the European wars that ensued after 1792.
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
in the second half of the decade 1770-1780. He was responsible for building the road between Trieste and Vienna (named in his honor by the town Zinzendorf).
As privy finance minister to Emperor Joseph II
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I...
von Zinzendorf introduced a uniform system of accounting for state revenues, expenditures, and debts of the territories of the Austrian crown. Austria was more successful than France in meeting regular expenditures and in gaining credit. However, the events of Joseph II's last years also suggest that the government was financially vulnerable to the European wars that ensued after 1792.