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1. www.britannica.com › summary › Leopold-I-Holy-Roman-emperorLeopold I summary | Britannica

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   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.

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   May 23, 2018 · LEOPOLD I (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE) (1640 – 1705; king of Hungary and of Bohemia from 1655; Holy Roman emperor from 1658). The second surviving son of Emperor Ferdinand III (ruled 1637 – 1657), Archduke Leopold was destined by dynastic tradition to enter the church, where he could use the wealth and influence of high ecclesiastical office to ...

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   Leopold was the fifth child of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria of Spain. His mother was a daughter of King Philip III of Spain and Archduchess Margarete, a daughter of Archduke Charles of Inner Austria.

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   Leopold I (name in full: Leopold Ignaz Joseph Balthasar Felician; Hungarian: I. Lipót; 9 June 1640 – 5 May 1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Bohemia.

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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. He was both a composer and considerable patron of music. Leopold I was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia.

6. www.britannica.com › event › Siege-of-Vienna-1683Siege of Vienna | History, Importance, Combatants, & Significance

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   Apr 9, 2024 · Siege of Vienna, (July 17–September 12, 1683), expedition by the Ottomans against the Habsburg Holy Roman emperor Leopold I that resulted in their defeat by a combined force led by John III Sobieski of Poland. The lifting of the siege marked the beginning of the end of Ottoman domination in eastern Europe.

7. www.habsburger.net › en › chapterLeopold I: the ‘Baroque emperor’ - Die Welt der Habsburger

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   Leopold I was a defining figure in the history of the Habsburg dynasty. His reign saw the consolidation of the Monarchy after the Thirty Years’ War and the decisive victories against the Ottoman Empire that enabled the Habsburg Monarchy to become one of the leading Great Powers in Europe.