Charles VI failed to prepare his daughter, Maria Theresa for the powers of the throne and did not give her guidance on how to rule the dynasty. Is this why Maria Theresa made sure she worked with her son until her death in order to give him the guidance she never had?
Even with this guidance, Joseph II still chose to rule differently to his mother by being less strict with Protestants and more willing to accept the utilitarian theories of the Enlightenment. Why was this?