Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

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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

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.

Statements (51)

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 Duchy of Austria →
surface form: Archduchy 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 Duchy of Austria →
surface form: Archduchy of Austria

Vienna →
father Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor →
fullName Leopold II →
givenName Leopold →
house House of Lorraine →
surface form: Habsburg-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 Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) →
surface form: Maria Theresa
nobleFamily House of Habsburg →
surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
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 Anna of Spain →
surface form: Maria Luisa 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 →

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) → child → Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor →
subject surface form: Empress Maria Theresa
Francis I of Austria → father → Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor →
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor → father → Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor →
Francis I of Austria → predecessor → Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor →
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor → predecessor → Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor →
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor → sibling → Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor →
Marie Antoinette → sibling → Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor →
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor → succeededBy → Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor →