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Elected in 1658, Leopold ruled the Holy Roman Empire until his death in 1705, becoming the second longest-ruling Habsburg emperor (46 years and 9 months). He was both a composer and considerable patron of music.
May 1, 2024 · Leopold I (born June 9, 1640, Vienna—died May 5, 1705, Vienna) was the Holy Roman emperor during whose lengthy reign (1658–1705) Austria emerged from a series of struggles with the Turks and the French to become a great European power, in which monarchical absolutism and administrative centralism gained ascendancy.
Leopold V (1157 – 31 December 1194), known as the Virtuous (German: der Tugendhafte) was a member of the House of Babenberg who reigned as Duke of Austria from 1177 and Duke of Styria within the Holy Roman Empire from 1192 until his death.
Leopold II (Peter Leopold Josef Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard; 5 May 1747 – 1 March 1792) was the 44th Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, and Archduke of Austria from 1790 to 1792, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790.
May 1, 2024 · Leopold II (born May 5, 1747, Vienna—died March 1, 1792, Vienna) was the Holy Roman emperor from 1790 to 1792, one of the most capable of the 18th-century reformist rulers known as the “enlightened despots.”
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Leopold I. Ruler of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1657, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1658 until his death in 1705. Born in Vienna on 9 June 1640. Died in Vienna on 5 May 1705. Motto: ‘Consilio et industria – By counsel and industry’. Leopold I became emperor after the sudden death of his brother Ferdinand IV.
Leopold I, (born June 9, 1640, Vienna, Austria—died May 5, 1705, Vienna), Holy Roman emperor (1658–1705). Son of Ferdinand III, Leopold was a devout Catholic destined for the church, but, when his elder brother died unexpectedly (1654), he became heir apparent to the Austrian Habsburg lands.
