Leopold II

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Leopold II was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany in the late 18th century, known for his enlightened reforms and cautious approach to the French Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century ruler
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Habsburg monarch
Holy Roman Emperor
Roman Catholic
birthDate 1747-05-05
birthName Peter Leopold
birthPlace Archduchy of Austria
Vienna
burialPlace Imperial Crypt, Vienna
child Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1792-03-01
deathPlace Archduchy of Austria
Vienna
era Age of Enlightenment
surface form: Enlightenment
familyName House of Habsburg
surface form: von Habsburg-Lothringen
father Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
givenName Leopold
knownFor abolition of torture in Tuscany
cautious policy toward the French Revolution
early abolition of the death penalty in Tuscany
enlightened reforms in Tuscany
memberOf House of Habsburg
surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
monarchOf Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Holy Roman Empire
mother Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
surface form: Maria Theresa
nobleTitle Archduke of Austria
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Holy Roman Emperor
numberOfChildren 16
positionHeld Archduke of Austria
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
King of Hungary
predecessor Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
predecessorAsGrandDukeOfTuscany Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
reignEnd 1792-03-01
reignEndAsGrandDukeOfTuscany 1790
reignStart 1790-02-20
reignStartAsGrandDukeOfTuscany 1765
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Marie Antoinette
signed Declaration of Pillnitz
spouse Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain
surface form: Maria Louisa of Spain
successor Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
successorAsGrandDukeOfTuscany Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany

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