Leopold II

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Leopold II was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany in the late 18th century, known for his enlightened reforms and cautious approach to the French Revolution.

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Leopold II canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century ruler ⓘ
Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Habsburg monarch ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Roman Catholic ⓘ
birthDate 1747-05-05 ⓘ
birthName Peter Leopold ⓘ
birthPlace Archduchy of Austria ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ
burialPlace Imperial Crypt, Vienna ⓘ
child Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 1792-03-01 ⓘ
deathPlace Archduchy of Austria ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ
era Enlightenment ⓘ
familyName von Habsburg-Lothringen ⓘ
linked to: House of Habsburg
father Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
givenName Leopold ⓘ
knownFor abolition of torture in Tuscany ⓘ
cautious policy toward the French Revolution ⓘ
early abolition of the death penalty in Tuscany ⓘ
enlightened reforms in Tuscany ⓘ
memberOf House of Habsburg-Lorraine ⓘ
linked to: House of Habsburg
monarchOf Grand Duchy of Tuscany ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
mother Maria Theresa ⓘ
nobleTitle Archduke of Austria ⓘ
Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
numberOfChildren 16 ⓘ
positionHeld Archduke of Austria ⓘ
Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King of Bohemia ⓘ
King of Hungary ⓘ
predecessor Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
predecessorAsGrandDukeOfTuscany Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
reignEnd 1792-03-01 ⓘ
reignEndAsGrandDukeOfTuscany 1790 ⓘ
reignStart 1790-02-20 ⓘ
reignStartAsGrandDukeOfTuscany 1765 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Marie Antoinette ⓘ
signed Declaration of Pillnitz ⓘ
spouse Maria Louisa of Spain ⓘ
successor Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
successorAsGrandDukeOfTuscany Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Cobenzl → servedMonarch → Leopold II ⓘ
Archduke Peter Leopold → hasRegnalName → Leopold II ⓘ
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor → regnalName → Leopold II ⓘ
subject linked to: Peter Leopold