Patent of Toleration

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The patent of toleration was an edict issued in 1781 by the Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph II of Austria.^[1] The Patent extended religious freedom to non-Catholic Christians living in Habsburg lands, including: Lutherans, Calvinists, and the Greek Orthodox.^[2][3] However, Joseph II of Austria rescinded his own toleration patent while on his deathbed.^{[citation needed]} The Patent was originally called the "Divine Send of Equal Liberties" but this was further put down by the monarch's advisor.^{[citation needed]}

Another document also called patent of toleration, which also granted religious freedom, was issued by King John Sigismund in 1568 in Transylvania and was also known as the Edict of Torda.^[4]

[edit] References

1. ^ Jürgen Habermas (2003). "Intolerance and discrimination". International Journal of Constitutional Law 1 (1): 2–12. Oxford University Press and New York University School of Law. doi:10.1093/icon/1.1.2. Page 2.
2. ^ Macartney, C. A.. 6. Renaissance and reform. Hungary - A Short History.
3. ^ Stephen R. Burant, ed. (1989). Enlightened Absolutism. Hungary: A Country Study. GPO for the Library of Congress.
4. ^ Louis Elteto (Éltető Lajos) (March 2000). Unitarianism in Transylvania. Page 7.

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