Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

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Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor was an 18th-century Habsburg ruler known for his relatively liberal reforms, cautious support for Enlightenment ideas, and brief reign as emperor from 1790 to 1792.

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Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor canonical 26
Emperor Leopold II 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Archduke of Austria
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
King of Hungary
human
member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
monarch
birthDate 1747-05-05
birthPlace Archduchy of Austria
linked to: Duchy of Austria

Vienna
burialPlace Imperial Crypt, Vienna
causeOfDeath illness
child Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
coronationAsHolyRomanEmperorDate 1790-10-09
coronationAsKingOfBohemiaDate 1791-09-06
coronationAsKingOfHungaryDate 1790-11-15
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1792-03-01
deathPlace Archduchy of Austria
linked to: Duchy of Austria

Vienna
father Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
fullName Leopold II
givenName Leopold
house Habsburg-Lorraine
linked to: House of Lorraine
implementedPolicy abolition of torture in Tuscany
reform of serfdom in Habsburg lands
knownFor administrative and legal reforms in Tuscany
attempts to stabilize the Habsburg monarchy after Joseph II
cautious support for Enlightenment ideas
enlightened absolutism
mother Maria Theresa
nobleFamily House of Habsburg-Lorraine
linked to: House of Habsburg
numberOfChildren 16
predecessor Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
regnalName Leopold II
reignAsGrandDukeOfTuscanyEnd 1790-07-22
reignAsGrandDukeOfTuscanyStart 1765-08-18
reignEnd 1792-03-01
reignStart 1790-02-20
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Marie Antoinette
spouse Maria Luisa of Spain
linked to: Maria Anna of Spain
successor Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
title Archduke of Austria
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
King of Hungary and Croatia

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Empress Maria Theresa child Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Marie Antoinette sibling Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis I of Austria father Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis I of Austria predecessor Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor sibling Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor succeededBy Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor father Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor predecessor Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold hasNotableBearer Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria notableRelative Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen father Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Archduke John of Austria father Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor sibling Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor successor Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis of Lorraine child Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna sibling Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor successorAsGrandDukeOfTuscany Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor child Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany father Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany predecessor Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Franz II. father Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Franz II. predecessorAsHolyRomanEmperor Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Archduke Rudolph of Austria father Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Prince Coburg of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld servedUnder Emperor Leopold II
linked to: Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Maria Carolina of Austria sibling Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
subject linked to: Queen Maria Carolina of Naples
Lipótváros namedAfter Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Archduchess Anna Maria Sophia of Austria sibling Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor