Leopold II, Margrave of Austria

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Leopold II, Margrave of Austria was an 11th-century Babenberg ruler of the March of Austria known for consolidating his territory and supporting monastic foundations.

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Leopold II, Margrave of Austria canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Babenberg dynasty member ⓘ
margrave ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
allegiance Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace Melk Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
child Ida of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Leopold III, Margrave of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Margraviate of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1050 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 12 October 1095 ⓘ
era 11th century ⓘ
father Ernest, Margrave of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor consolidation of the March of Austria ⓘ
support of monasteries ⓘ
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
mother Adelheid of Eilenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeName Leopoldus II NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Babenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposed Emperor Henry IV during parts of the Investiture Controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatedIn Investiture Controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronage Melk Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
monastic reform ⓘ
placeOfDeath Gars am Kamp NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld Margrave of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Ernest, Margrave of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
reignEnd 1095 ⓘ
reignStart 1075 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Gars am Kamp NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor Leopold III, Margrave of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
successorAsHeadOfHouse Leopold III, Margrave of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
supported Pope Gregory VII in the Investiture Controversy ⓘ
monastic foundations ⓘ
territorialExpansion consolidation of eastern frontier of the March of Austria ⓘ
title Margrave of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Melk Abbey → foundedBy → Leopold II, Margrave of Austria ⓘ
House of Babenberg → notableMember → Leopold II, Margrave of Austria ⓘ