Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

(1747-1792)

Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792

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Leopold II (Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard; 5 May 1747 – 1 March 1792) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia, and Archduke of Austria from 1790 to 1792, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. Unusually for his time, he opposed capital punishment and abolished it in Tuscany in 1786 during his rule there, making it the first nation in modern history to do so. He was a son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Emperor Francis I, and the brother of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Maria Carolina of Austria and Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. Leopold was a moderate proponent of enlightened absolutism. He granted the Academy of Georgofili his protection. Despite his brief reign, he is highly regarded. The historian Paul W. Schroeder called him "one of the most shrewd and sensible monarchs ever to wear a crown".

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Born	5 May 1747 Vienna, Austria
Died	1 March 1792 (aged 44) Vienna, Austria
Zodiac	Taurus
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Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor · Son · 1768-1830 · Deceased Monarch edit info

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Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen · Son · 1771-1847 · Archduke of Austria edit info

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Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria · Son · 1783-1853 · Austrian archduke edit info

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Francis Stephen of Lorraine · Father · 1708-1765 · Holy Roman Emperor from 1745 to 1765 info

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Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina · Mother · 1717-1780 · Ruler of Habsburg dominions from 1740 to 1780 info

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Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa · m. 1736

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Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1737–1740) · Older Sister · 1737-1740 · archduchess of Austria, Princess of Bohemia and Hungary info

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Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738–1789) · Older Sister · 1738-1789 · Noblewoman and abbess info

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Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria (1740–1741) · Older Sister · 1740-1741 · Austrian princess info

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Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor · Older Brother · 1741-1790 · Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 info

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Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen · Older Sister · 1742-1798 · Duchess of Teschen info

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Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1743–1808) · Older Sister · 1743-1808 · Austrian archduchess, Abbess of the Convent for Noble Ladies in Innsbrück info

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Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1745–1761) · Older Brother · 1745-1761 · Archduke of Austria info

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Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria · Older Sister · 1746-1804 · Wife of Ferdinand I, Duke of Parma info

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Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria · Younger Sister · 1750-1762 · info

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Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria · Younger Sister · 1751-1767 · Austrian archduchess info

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Maria Carolina of Austria · Younger Sister · 1752-1814 · Queen consort of Naples info

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Ferdinand, Duke of Breisgau · Younger Brother · 1754-1806 · Duke of Breisgau info

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Coat of arms of Marie Antoinette of Austria · Younger Sister · 1755-1793 · Queen of France from 1774 to 1792 info

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Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria · Younger Brother · 1756-1801 · Archbishop-Elector of Cologne info

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Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine · Aunt · 1714-1773 · Abbess of Remiremont, Mons and Essen edit info

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Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy · Family Member · 1843-1911 · Italian princess edit info

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