Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria

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Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria, was an 11th–12th century Babenberg ruler venerated as a patron saint of Austria, renowned for his piety, just governance, and role in consolidating and developing the early Austrian margraviate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Babenberg dynasty member ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ
Margrave ⓘ
Medieval ruler ⓘ
Patron saint ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Leopold der Heilige ⓘ
linked to: Leopold the Good

Leopold the Good ⓘ
Saint Leopold III ⓘ
associatedDynasty Babenberg dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Babenberg
associatedWith Heiligenkreuz ⓘ
Klosterneuburg ⓘ
birthDate circa 1073 ⓘ
burialPlace Klosterneuburg Monastery ⓘ
canonizationDate 1485 ⓘ
canonizationStatus canonized saint ⓘ
canonizedBy Pope Innocent VIII ⓘ
commemoratedBy St. Leopold’s Day celebrations in Austria ⓘ
country Margraviate of Austria ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Austria
deathDate 15 November 1136 ⓘ
deathPlace Klosterneuburg, Austria ⓘ
linked to: Klosterneuburg
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father Leopold II, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
feastDay 15 November ⓘ
founded Heiligenkreuz Abbey ⓘ
Klosterneuburg Augustinian canonry ⓘ
Klosterneuburg Monastery ⓘ
fullName Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
governedTerritory Eastern March (Ostmark) of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
knownFor development of the early Austrian margraviate ⓘ
founding monasteries ⓘ
just governance ⓘ
piety ⓘ
mother Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Babenberg ⓘ
notableFor refusing the German kingship offered by the princes ⓘ
patronage Austria ⓘ
Lower Austria ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ
positionHeld Margrave of Austria ⓘ
predecessor Leopold II, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
reignEnd 1136 ⓘ
reignStart 1095 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Agnes of Waiblingen ⓘ
stepfatherOf Conrad III of Germany ⓘ
successor Leopold IV, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
symbol banner with veil legend (Klosterneuburg veil legend) ⓘ
title Margrave of Austria ⓘ
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Leopold → hasNotableBearer → Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
House of Babenberg → notableMember → Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
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Otto of Freising → father → Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
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Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria → fullName → Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
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Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria → alsoKnownAs → Saint Leopold III ⓘ
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Heiligenkreuz Abbey → foundedBy → Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
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Babenberg territories in Austria → ruledBy → Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
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Klosterneuburg Monastery → foundedBy → Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
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Klosterneuburg Monastery → patronSaint → Saint Leopold III ⓘ
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Leopold II, Margrave of Austria → child → Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
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Leopold II, Margrave of Austria → successor → Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
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Leopold II, Margrave of Austria → successorAsHeadOfHouse → Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
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Agnes of Waiblingen → spouse → Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
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Margrave of Austria → notableMargrave → Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
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Henry II Jasomirgott → father → Leopold III, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
linked to: Saint Leopold III, Margrave of Austria