The Austrian ruler whose reform program abolished serfdom, eliminated internal trade barriers, and instituted a new penal code, among other things, was
a. Adolf III.
b. Maria Theresa.
c. Joseph II.
d. Frederick the Great.
e. Charles VI.
c
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