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Leopold II [nb 1] (3 October 1797 – 29 January 1870) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1824 to 1859. He married twice; first to Maria Anna of Saxony, and after her death in 1832, to Maria Antonia of the Two-Sicilies. By the latter, he begat his eventual successor, Ferdinand.
- Habsburg-Lorraine (initially), Habsburg-Tuscany (founded)
- Roman Catholicism
Mar 21, 2024 · Leopold II (born Oct. 3, 1797, Florence—died Jan. 29, 1870, Rome) was the last reigning grand duke of Tuscany (ruled 1824–59). Succeeding his father, Ferdinand III, on June 18, 1824, Leopold continued liberal administrative, judicial, and educational reforms and improved the transportation system.
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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.
- 30 September 1790 – 1 March 1792
- Maria Theresa, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (r. 1824–1859), in the uniform of an Austrian field marshal, 1828, after Pietro Benvenuti The Napoleonic system collapsed in 1814, and the following territorial settlement agreed to at the Congress of Vienna , ceded the State of Presidi and the Principality of Piombino to a restored Tuscany.
May 1, 2024 · Leopold II 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.”. The third son of the Habsburg Maria Theresa and the emperor Francis I, Leopold succeeded his father as duke of Tuscany when his eldest brother.
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Leopold II (3 October 1797 – 29 January 1870) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1824 to 1859. He married twice; first to Maria Anna of Saxony, and after her death in 1832, to Maria Antonia of the Two-Sicilies. By the latter, he begat his eventual successor, Ferdinand.
Leopold II of Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Second son of Grand Duke Ferdinand III (1769-1824). Accompanied his father to Germany when Tuscany was occupied by the French. Returned to Florence in 1814. In 1824, succeeded his father, carrying on his policy and launching large-scale public works.
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