1741

Events in 1741 3

• 1678 – 1741 Antonio Vivaldi Baroque violin virtuoso Italian Baroque composer and violinist, best known for The Four Seasons. He wrote over 500 concertos and shaped the concerto form.
• 1688 – 1741 Ulrika Eleonora The Constitutional Queen The sister of Charles XII. She abdicated in favor of her husband after accepting a new constitution.
• 1741 – 1790 Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741-1790) Died 20 February 1790, aged 48 Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor and a leading figure of enlightened absolutism, died in Vienna. His sweeping reforms to religion, serfdom, and administration provoked unrest that unraveled in the final years of his reign.