Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany

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HRH The Grand Duke of Tuscany
Titles Grand Duke of Tuscany
Reign 18 June 1824 - 21 July 1859
Coronation 16 March 1825
Predecessor Ferdinand III
Successor Ferdinand IV
Biographical Information
Born 3 October 1797

Florence, Tuscany

Died 29 January 1870 (aged 72)

Rome, Papal States, Italy

Spouse Princess Maria Anna of Saxony

(m. 1817; w. 1832)
Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies
(m. 1833; d. 1870)

Issue Archduchess Carolina

Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande
Archduchess Maria Maximiliana
Archduchess Maria Isabella
Ferdinand IV
Archduchess Maria Theresia
Archduchess Maria Christina
Archduke Karl Salvator
Archduchess Maria Anna
Archduke Rainer
Archduchess Maria Luisa
Archduke Ludwig Salvator
Archduke Johann Salvator

Name Leopold Johann Joseph Franz Ferdinand

Karl

House Habsburg
Father Grand Duke Ferdinand III of Tuscany
Mother Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily
Religion Roman Catholic

General

Life

TBA

Marriage and Issue

TBA

Photo Name Birth Death Marriage
Archduchess Carolina 19 November 1822 5 October 1841 (aged 19) Died unmarried and without issue
Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande 1 April 1825 26 April 1864 (aged 39) Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (m. 1844); had issue
Archduchess Maria Maximiliana 9 January 1827 18 May 1834 (aged 7) Died in childhood
Archduchess Maria Isabella 21 May 1834 14 July 1901 (aged 67) Prince Francis of the Two Sicilies (m. 1850); had issue
Ferdinand IV 10 June 1835 17 January 1908 (aged 72) (1) Princess Anna of Saxony (m. 1856); had issue

(2) Princess Alice of Parma (m. 1868); had issue

Archduchess Maria Theresia 29 June 1836 5 August 1838 Died in childhood
Archduchess Maria Christina 5 February 1838 1 September 1849 (age 19 months) Died in infancy
Archduke Karl Salvator 30 April 1839 18 January 1892 (aged 52) Princess Maria Immaculata of the Two Sicilies (m. 1861); had issue
Archduchess Maria Anna 9 June 1840 13 August 1841 (aged 14 months) Died in infancy
Archduke Rainer 1 May 1842 14 August 1844 (aged 2) Died in childhood
Archduchess Maria Luisa 31 October 1845 27 August 1917 (aged 71) Karl II, Prince of Isenburg (m. 1865); had issue
Archduke Ludwig Salvator 4 August 1847 12 October 1915 (aged 68) Died unmarried and without issue
Archduke Johann Salvator 25 November 1852 c. 12 July 1890 (aged 37) Ludmilla Stubel (m. 1889); no issue

Titles and Honours

  • 1797-1801 Leopold, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany
  • 1801-1814 Hereditary Grand Duke Leopold of Tuscany
  • 1814-1824 Leopold, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany
  • 1824-1859 Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
  • 1859-1870 Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany

Ancestry

Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents
Grand Duke Ferdinand III of Tuscany Emperor Leopold II of the Holy Roman Empire

Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain

Emperor Francis I of the Holy Roman Empire

Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria

King Charles III of Spain

Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony

Duke Leopold of Lorraine

Princess Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orleans

Emperor Charles VI of the Holy Roman Empire

Princess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick

King Philip V of Spain

Elisabeth Farnese

King Augustus III of Poland

Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria

Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria

King Charles III of Spain

Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony

Emperor Francis I of the Holy Roman Empire

Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria

King Philip V of Spain

Elisabeth Farnese

King Augustus III of Poland

Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria

Duke Leopold of Lorraine

Princess Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orleans

Emperor Charles VI of the Holy Roman Empire

Princess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick