Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
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1747 – 1792
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Who was Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor?
Leopold II, born Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard, was Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Bohemia from 1790 to 1792, Archduke of Austria and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. He was a son of Emperor Francis I and his wife, Empress Maria Theresa, thus the brother of Marie Antoinette. Leopold was a moderate proponent of enlightened absolutism.
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- Born
- May 5, 1747
Vienna - Also known as
- הקיסר לאופולד השני
- 利奥波德二世
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
- Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria
- Maria Theresa of Austria
- Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria
- Archduke Alexander Leopold of Austria
- Archduke Louis of Austria
- Archduke Rudolf of Austria
- Archduke Anton Victor of Austria
- Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Lived in
- Vienna
- Died
- Mar 1, 1792
Vienna
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on July 23, 2013
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