By the closing decades of the eighteenth century Brno had become the "de facto" capital of Moravia. This fact, as well as dissatisfaction with the university management due to persisting influence of the Church, led to the university relocating there in 1778. In Brno, the number of students declined to mere 575. There were nine professors at the faculty of theology, two at law and four at philosophy (one of which was professor of "Political science", which would later become part of the faculty of law).