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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.
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- Theodora Komnene
Born in 1586, Leopold was the twelfth child of Archduke Charles of Inner Austria and Maria of Bavaria. Brought up at the strict Catholic court in Graz, the archduke was strongly influenced by his extremely pious mother. A career as a prince of the Church suggested itself, since as a later-born son he had little chance of a throne.
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Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria (October 9, 1586 – September 13, 1632) was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria, and the younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria. He was Prince- Bishop of Passau and of Strasbourg, until he resigned to get married, and Archduke of ...
The name Heiligenkreuz means Holy Cross. The largest relic of the Holy Cross north of the Alps is located in the town at the monastery. The relic was given to Abbot Marquand (Abbot, 1186–1203) in 1188 by Duke Leopold V, who was given the relic in Jerusalem in 1182 by King Baldwin IV.
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Leopold V. Archduke of Austria; holder of several bishoprics (reigning prince-archbishop of Passau and Strasbourg); 1619–1630 governor of Tyrol, from 1630 ruler of Tyrol and the Austrian Forelands to his death in 1632 . Born in Graz on 9 October 1586 Died in Schwaz in Tyrol on 13 September 1632
Austria - Habsburgs, Alps, Central Europe: As the German princes had not cared to give Rudolf adequate support against Otakar, he did not feel bound to them and set out to acquire the former Babenberg lands for his own house. In 1281 he made his eldest son, Albert (later Albert I, king of Germany), governor of Austria and Steiermark; on Christmas, 1282, he invested his two sons, Albert and ...
Summarize this article for a 10 year old. Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria (October 9, 1586 – September 13, 1632) was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria, and the younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria. He was Prince- Bishop of Passau and of Strasbourg, until he ...
