Emperor Leopold II of the Holy Roman Empire: Difference between revisions

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HIM The Holy Roman Emperor

Titles	Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Grand Duke of Tuscany
Reign	18 August 1765 - 22 July 1790
Predecessor	Francis II Stephen
Successor	Ferdinand III
Biographical Information
Born	5 May 1747 Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died	1 March 1792 (aged 44) Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse	Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain (m. 1764; d. 1792)
Issue	Archduchess Maria Theresia Francis I Ferdinand III Archduchess Maria Anna Duke Charles of Teschen Archduke Alexander Leopold Archduke Albrecht Archduke Maximilian Johann Archduke Joseph Archduchess Maria Clementina Archduke Anton Victor Archduchess Maria Amalia Archduke John Archduke Rainer Archduke Louis Archduke Rudolph
Name	Peter Leopold Joseph Anthony Joachim Pius Gotthard
House	Habsburg
Father	Emperor Francis I of the Holy Roman Empire
Mother	Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
Religion	Roman Catholic

General

Life[edit | edit source]

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Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

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Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
Archduchess Maria Theresia	14 January 1767	7 November 1827 (aged 60)	King Anthony of Saxony (m. 1787); had issue
Francis I	12 February 1768	2 March 1835 (aged 67)	(1) Princess Elisabeth of Wurttemberg (m. 1788); had issue (2) Princess Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies (m. 1790); had issue (3) Archduchess Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este (m. 1808); no issue (4) Princess Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (m. 1816); no issue
Ferdinand III	6 May 1769	18 June 1824 (aged 55)	(1) Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily (m. 1790); had issue (2) Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony (m. 1821); no issue
Archduchess Maria Anna	21 April 1770	1 October 1809 (aged 39)	Died unmarried and without issue
Duke Charles of Teschen	5 September 1771	30 April 1847 (aged 75)	Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (m. 1815); had issue
Archduke Alexander Leopold	14 August 1772	12 July 1795 (aged 22)	Died unmarried and without issue
Archduke Albrecht	19 September 1773	22 July 1774 (aged 10 months)	Died in infancy
Archduke Maximilian Johann	23 December 1774	10 March 1778 (aged 3)	Died in childhood
Archduke Joseph	9 March 1776	13 January 1847 (aged 70)	(1) Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (m. 1799); had issue (2) Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (m. 1815); had issue (3) Princess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (m. 1819); had issue
Archduchess Maria Clementina	24 April 1777	15 November 1801 (aged 24)	King Francis I of the Two Sicilies (m. 1797); had issue
Archduke Anton Victor	31 August 1779	2 April 1835 (aged 55)	Died unmarried and without issue
Archduchess Maria Amalia	17 October 1780	25 December 1798 (aged 18)	Died unmarried and without issue
Archduke John	20 January 1782	11 May 1859 (aged 77)	Anna Maria Josephine Plochl (m. 1829); had issue
Archduke Rainer	30 September 1783	16 January 1853 (aged 69)	Princess Elisabeth of Savoy (m. 1820); had issue
Archduke Louis	13 December 1784	21 December 1864 (aged 80)	Died unmarried and without issue
Archduke Rudolph	8 January 1788	24 July 1831 (aged 43)	Died unmarried and without issue

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

1747-1765 Archduke Leopold of Austria
1765-1790 Leopold, Grand Duke of Tuscany
1790-1790 Leopold, Archduke of Austria
1790-1792 Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

Ancestry[edit | edit source]


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Emperor Francis I of the Holy Roman Empire	Duke Leopold of Lorraine Princess Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orleans	Duke Charles V of Lorraine Archduchess Eleonore of Austria Duke Philip of Orleans Princess Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate	Duke Nicholas II of Lorraine Princess Claude d'Lorraine Emperor Ferdinand III of the Holy Roman Empire Eleonora Gonzaga King Louis XIII of France Archduchess Anne of Austria Elector Charles I Louis of the Palatinate Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria	Emperor Charles VI of the Holy Roman Empire Princess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick	Emperor Leopold I of the Holy Roman Empire Princess Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg Duke Louis Rudolph of Brunswick Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen	Emperor Ferdinand III of the Holy Roman Empire Infanta Maria Anna of Spain Elector Philip William of the Palatinate Princess Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick Princess Elisabeth Juliana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg Albert Ernest I, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen Princess Christine Friederike of Wurttemberg

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 [[Grand Duke Ferdinand III of Tuscany|Ferdinand III]]<br>
 [[Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (b. 1770)|Archduchess Maria Anna]]<br>
-[[Archduke Charles of Austria|Archduke Charles]]<br>
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 [[Archduke Alexander Leopold of Austria|Archduke Alexander Leopold]]<br>
 [[Archduke Albrecht of Austria|Archduke Albrecht]]<br>
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 [[Archduke Rainer of Austria|Archduke Rainer]]<br>
 [[Archduke Louis of Austria|Archduke Louis]]<br>
 [[Archduke Rudolph of Austria|Archduke Rudolph]]
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+|[[File:Habsburg_Maria_Theresia.png|frameless|128x128px]]
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+|[[Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria|Archduchess Maria Theresia]]
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+|14 January 1767
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+|7 November 1827 (aged 60)
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+|[[King Anthony of Saxony]] (m. 1787); had issue
+|-
+|[[File:Habsburg_Francis_II.jpg|frameless|147x147px]]
+|[[Emperor Francis I of Austria|Francis I]]
+|12 February 1768
+|2 March 1835 (aged 67)
+|(1) [[Princess Elisabeth of Wurttemberg]] (m. 1788); had issue
+(2) [[Princess Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies]] (m. 1790); had issue
+(3) [[Archduchess Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este]] (m. 1808); no issue
+(4) [[Princess Caroline Augusta of Bavaria]] (m. 1816); no issue
+|-
+|[[File:Habsburg_Ferdinand_1769.png|frameless|121x121px]]
+|[[Grand Duke Ferdinand III of Tuscany|Ferdinand III]]
+|6 May 1769
+|18 June 1824 (aged 55)
+|(1) [[Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily]] (m. 1790); had issue
+(2) [[Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony]] (m. 1821); no issue
+|-
+|[[File:Habsburg_Maria_Anna_1770.png|frameless|127x127px]]
+|[[Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (b. 1770)|Archduchess Maria Anna]]
+|21 April 1770
+|1 October 1809 (aged 39)
+|Died unmarried and without issue
+|-
+|[[File:Habsburg_Charles_1771.png|frameless|124x124px]]
+|[[Duke Charles of Teschen]]
+|5 September 1771
+|30 April 1847 (aged 75)
+|[[Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg]] (m. 1815); had issue
+|-
+|[[File:Habsburg_Alexander_Leopold.png|frameless|140x140px]]
+|[[Archduke Alexander Leopold of Austria|Archduke Alexander Leopold]]
+|14 August 1772
+|12 July 1795 (aged 22)
+|Died unmarried and without issue
+|-
+|[[File:House_Habsburg.png|frameless|121x121px]]
+|[[Archduke Albrecht of Austria|Archduke Albrecht]]
+|19 September 1773
+|22 July 1774 (aged 10 months)
+|Died in infancy
+|-
+|[[File:House_Habsburg.png|frameless|121x121px]]
+|[[Archduke Maximilian Johann of Austria|Archduke Maximilian Johann]]
+|23 December 1774
+|10 March 1778 (aged 3)
+|Died in childhood
+|-
+|[[File:Habsburg_Joseph_1776.png|frameless|125x125px]]
+|[[Archduke Joseph of Austria|Archduke Joseph]]
+|9 March 1776
+|13 January 1847 (aged 70)
+|(1) [[Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia]] (m. 1799); had issue
+(2) [[Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym]] (m. 1815); had issue
+(3) [[Princess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg]] (m. 1819); had issue
+|-
+|[[File:Habsburg_Maria_Clementina_1777.png|frameless|133x133px]]
+|[[Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria|Archduchess Maria Clementina]]
+|24 April 1777
+|15 November 1801 (aged 24)
+|[[King Francis I of the Two Sicilies]] (m. 1797); had issue
+|-
+|[[File:Habsburg_Anton_Victor.png|frameless|120x120px]]
+|[[Archduke Anton Victor of Austria|Archduke Anton Victor]]
+|31 August 1779
+|2 April 1835 (aged 55)
+|Died unmarried and without issue
+|-
+|[[File:Habsburg_Maria_Amalia_1780.png|frameless|123x123px]]
+|[[Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (b. 1780)|Archduchess Maria Amalia]]
+|17 October 1780
+|25 December 1798 (aged 18)
+|Died unmarried and without issue
+|-
+|[[File:Habsburg_John.png|frameless|125x125px]]
+|[[Archduke John of Austria|Archduke John]]
+|20 January 1782
+|11 May 1859 (aged 77)
+|[[Anna Maria Josephine Plochl]] (m. 1829); had issue
+|-
+|[[File:Habsburg_Rainer.png|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[Archduke Rainer of Austria|Archduke Rainer]]
+|30 September 1783
+|16 January 1853 (aged 69)
+|[[Princess Elisabeth of Savoy]] (m. 1820); had issue
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+|[[File:Habsburg_Louis.png|frameless|150x150px]]
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+|[[Archduke Louis of Austria|Archduke Louis]]
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+|13 December 1784
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+|21 December 1864 (aged 80)
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+|Died unmarried and without issue
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+|[[File:Habsburg_Rudolph.png|frameless|133x133px]]
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+|[[Archduke Rudolph of Austria|Archduke Rudolph]]
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+|8 January 1788
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+|24 July 1831 (aged 43)
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+|Died unmarried and without issue
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