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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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In flag of Austria …stripe, is attributed to Duke Leopold V in the late 12th century. Legend has it that King Henry VI granted him that shield because the duke’s tunic was drenched in blood, except for the white area beneath his belt, after the Battle of Ptolemais in 1191 in the Holy Land.… Read More; capture of Richard I
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.
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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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.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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 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.
