but on maintaining the country's good spirits by allowing a diet. The diet of 1802 Background During the French Revolutionary Wars, Archduke Charles, Joseph's brother and leader of the Imperial Army, planned a major reform of military training and service, and demanded recruits and money from Hungary. This could only be afforded by the diet, and the Viennese court was afraid that the nobility would bring up their many complaints if one was gathered. Joseph worked hard to convince his brother to allow this, and he presented his arguments in his report of June 1801. Two days after he handed in the paper, on 19 June, he asked the Francis to declare the time and place of the diet, proposing March 1802 and Buda. He also suggested that the sovereign solve some of the problems the Hungarian nobility ahead of the diet, such as re-attaching Dalmatia to Hungary, or allowing a free export of grain (that had been forbidden to keep the enemy French from acquiring it) to boost the economy. The pressing situation of the Imperial Army in the ongoing war finally led to the Viennese court accepting that the diet needed to be consulted, but in May and in Pozsony. Despite tragedies in his personal life (the death of his infant daughter and then of his wife in early 1801), as well problems with his physical health, he worked hard to prepare the assembly, battling the reluctance of the emperor and his ministers who were unwilling to compromise. They especially pushed back on helping the Hungarian economy in any way and on the idea of re-attaching Dalmatia. They also refused to consider any educational reforms and held that this was to be decided by the monarch without consulting the nobility. The Viennese legislature thought that Hungary did not contribute proportionally to the Habsburg monarchy, while many Hungarians criticised the government for holding back opportunities for industrial development. The diet After a first session on 6 May, the Diet of 1802 was ceremoniously opened on the 13th, with multiple members of the Habsburg dynasty present. In his opening speech, Joseph aligned himself more with Hungarians than with his own dynasty, promising to protect the country's rights if the emperor-king tried to infringe upon them. He also heavily emphasised the importance of 'complete trust' in the sovereign. The main goals of the diet was to achieve legislation that helped the