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Leopold II (Peter Leopold Josef Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard; 5 May 1747 – 1 March 1792) was the 44th Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, and Archduke of Austria from 1790 to 1792, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790.
Jun 6, 2024 · Leopold II (born May 5, 1747, Vienna—died March 1, 1792, Vienna) was the Holy Roman emperor from 1790 to 1792, one of the most capable of the 18th-century reformist rulers known as the “enlightened despots.”
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Sep 9, 2022 · The Declaration of Pillnitz was a joint statement issued on 27 August 1791 by Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1790-1792) and King Frederick William II of Prussia (r. 1786-1797).
Learn about the short reign of Leopold II, who succeeded his brother Joseph II in 1790 and faced the challenges of foreign wars, revolutionary movements and aristocratic opposition. Find out how he died suddenly in 1792 and where he is buried in Vienna.
May 11, 2018 · Leopold II (1747-1792) was the son of Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. He became Holy Roman emperor in 1790 and ruled until his death in 1792. He was a diplomat and administrator who pacified the Netherlands and Hungary and made agreements with Prussia and Turkey.
Leopold II was the 44th Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, and Archduke of Austria from 1790 to 1792, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. He was a son of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I, and the brother of Queen Marie Antoinette of France, Queen Maria Carolina, Duchess Maria Amalia of Parma, and ...
Leopold II, 1747–92, Holy Roman emperor (1790–92), king of Bohemia and Hungary (1790–92), as Leopold I grand duke of Tuscany (1765–90), third son of Maria Theresa. Succeeding his father, Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, in Tuscany, Leopold.
