Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany

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Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, was a 19th-century Habsburg-Lorraine ruler known for his initially liberal reforms and relatively enlightened governance before being deposed during the Italian unification.

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instanceOf Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
abdicationDate 1859-07-21 ⓘ
burialPlace Imperial Crypt, Vienna ⓘ
capitalOfHisState Florence ⓘ
causeOfDeposition pressure from the movement for Italian unification ⓘ
child Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria ⓘ
Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria ⓘ
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
coatOfArms Arms of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany under the Habsburg-Lorraines ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Austrian Empire ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Tuscany ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1797-10-03 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1870-01-29 ⓘ
dynasticConnection Habsburg-Lorraine cadet branch ruling Tuscany ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
event Italian unification ⓘ
Revolutions of 1848 ⓘ
linked to: 1848 revolutions
father Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
fullName Leopold Johann Joseph Franz Ferdinand Karl ⓘ
givenName Leopold ⓘ
house House of Habsburg-Lorraine ⓘ
languageSpoken German ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
mother Luisa of Naples and Sicily ⓘ
nobleTitle Archduke of Austria ⓘ
Prince of Bohemia ⓘ
Prince of Hungary ⓘ
notableFor being deposed during the Italian unification ⓘ
liberal reforms in the early part of his reign ⓘ
relatively enlightened governance in Tuscany ⓘ
placeOfBirth Florence ⓘ
placeOfDeath Rome ⓘ
positionHeld Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
predecessor Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
reignEnd 1859-07-21 ⓘ
reignStart 1824-06-18 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic ⓘ
residence Pitti Palace ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Maria Anna of Saxony ⓘ
Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
style His Imperial and Royal Highness ⓘ
successor Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
successorState United Provinces of Central Italy ⓘ

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Grand Duchy of Tuscany → notableRuler → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Tuscany → legalReformBy → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria → father → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany → predecessorTitleHolder → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany → successor → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Charles II, Duke of Parma → successor → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
House of Lorraine in Tuscany → notableRuler → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
House of Lorraine in Tuscany → finalRuler → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies → spouse → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria → spouse → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria → spouse → Leopold, Crown Prince of Tuscany ⓘ
linked to: Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Auguste Ferdinande Habsburg-Lothringen → spouse → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Archduke Peter Leopold → alsoKnownAs → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Augusta Caroline Sophie Reuss of Ebersdorf → grandchild → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Leopold Johann Joseph Franz Ferdinand Karl → alsoKnownAs → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Leopold Johann Joseph Franz Ferdinand Karl → alsoKnownAs → Leopold II of Tuscany ⓘ
linked to: Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria → father → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria → father → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Lorenese (Lorraine) rulers of Tuscany → notableRuler → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
Lorenese (Lorraine) rulers of Tuscany → lastRuler → Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ