For five years, he exercised little more than nominal authority, under the supervision of counselors appointed by his mother. ...ch Duchess of Austria, Marie Elizabeth Habsburg Stefan, Marie Caroline Habsborg Stefan, Joseph Ii Habsburg-Lorraine, Maria Amalia X, Mari... ...of Oesterreich, Filippo Maria Lodovico Francesco of Parma, Maria Theresia Josepha Charlotte Johanna X, Lodovico i King of Etruria, Maria ... 1747 - Wien, Schloss Schönbrunn, Bezirk Hietzing, Niederösterreich, Hauptstadt, Österreich, 1792 - Wien, Schloss Schönbrunn, Bezirk Hietzing, Niederösterreich, Hauptstadt, Österreich, Francis i Stefan Lorraine Lothringen, Maria Theresa Archduchess of Austria Empress Consort of The Holy Roman Empire. As in the case of Joseph I, who held office for six years at the beginning of the eighteenth century, the brevity of Leopold’s reign as emperor has led to his being accorded little attention by historians. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Link to Wikipedia biography Leopold put pressure on Great Britain by threatening to cede his part of the Low Countries to France. Birth of Maria Anna of Austria, Archduchess , Abbess... Holy Roman Emperor, King of the Romans September 1790-1792, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia 1790-1792, Archduke of Austria 1790-1792, duc de Brabant, duc de Limbourg, duc de Luxembourg, comte de Flandre, comte de Hainaut, comte de Namur, Leopold II. During the last few years of his rule in Tuscany, Leopold had begun to be frightened by the increasing disorders in the German and Hungarian dominions of his family, which were the direct result of his brother's headlong methods. Although he dismantled some of the centralized state machinery that Joseph had set up in the Habsburg domains, he kept in force Joseph’s decrees that emancipated the peasantry and granted increased religious liberty to non-Catholics. 1970. In addition to German, Italian would be the most favored language at his court. While they were busy beyond the Rhine, she would have annexed what remained of Poland and made conquests against the Ottoman Empire. ...arie Christine Habsburg, Marie Elizabeth Habsburg, Charles Habsburg, Marie Amalia Habsburg, Marie Joanna Habsburg, Marie Josepha Habsburg... ...nd, Ludwig Karl Habsburg, Leopold Habsburg, Josef Anton Habsburg, Clementina Maria Habsburg, Anton Viktor Habsburg, Johann Baptiste Habsb... Frans i Stefan van Lotharingen, Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina van Oostenrijk. The third son of the Habsburg Maria Theresa and the emperor Francis I, Leopold succeeded his father as duke of Tuscany when his eldest brother became emperor as Joseph II in 1765. Some of his other sons were prominent personages in their day. 1792, dessin d'Antoine Brice gravé par Cardon, Consolation de la Monarchie Autrichienne sur la mort de l'Empereur Léopold II.JPG 3,136 × 2,478; 1.58 MB Evading the obligation of a king on coronation to swear allegiance to the constitution, by not submitting himself to coronation at…. Leopold was a moderate proponent of enlightened absolutism. [5] Joseph František Maximilian, 7th Prince Lobkowicz, commissioned a reconstruction of the Lobkowicz Palace's exterior in honor of the coronation, giving the palace the appearance that it retains to this day. When these failed to restore order, he marched troops into the country and re-established his own authority, and at the same time the historic franchises of the Flemings. Leopold's concept of this was based on respect for the political rights of citizens and on a harmony of power between the executive and the legislative. Leopold II (5 May 1747 – 1 March 1792), born Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard, was Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Bohemia from 1790 to 1792, Archduke of Austria and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. But it may be said of Leopold, as of Fontenelle, that his heart was made of brains. The nation was shocked out of its lethargy by the accession of Maria Theresa’s son Joseph II on her death in 1780. He used his outstanding talents as a diplomat and administrator to strengthen the empire by pacifying the Netherlands and Hungary and making agreements with Prussia and Turkey. Succeeding his father, Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, in Tuscany, Leopold reorganized the Tuscan government, abolished torture and the death penalty, equalized taxation, and sought to gain control over the church. Omissions? The nation was shocked out of its lethargy by the accession of Maria Theresa’s son Joseph II on her death in 1780. Leopold was famous in Florence for his numerous extra-marital affairs. Leopold II (Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard; 5 May 1747 – 1 March 1792) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia, and Archduke of Austria from 1790 to 1792, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. Leopold II - Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard; (5 May 1747 - 1 March 1792), was Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Bohemia from 1790 to 1792. Among his lovers was Countess Cowper, wife of the 3rd Earl Cowper, who in compensation for being cuckolded was given honours by Leopold's brother, Joseph II. A few years later Leopold undertook the project of building a new hospital, the Bonifacio Hospital (it). Ring in the new year with a Britannica Membership, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leopold-II-Holy-Roman-emperor, The World of Habsburgs - Leopold II: Things seldom turn out as expected …. Like his parents before him, Leopold had sixteen children, the eldest of his eight sons being his successor, Emperor Francis II. Józsefnek nem volt fiúgyermeke, ő örökölte a magyar trónt is. Encyclopedias. found: Britannica online, 2 Jan 1997 (Leopold II; b. 235 Habsburg folks, all kin to me. Leopold II Leopold II (1747-1792) was Holy Roman emperor from 1790 to 1792. ...in von Ungarn von Österreich-Lothringen, Franz Franz II Joseph Karl Österreich, Karl Ludwig Johann Joseph Lorenz Erzherzog von Österreich... ...e-Antoinette, Reine de France et de Navarre d'Bourbon, Maria Carolina Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Joseph Joseph II Benedikt Anton Michael Adam ... Schönbrunn im Steigerwald, Bayern, Deutschland(HRR), German: Leopold II von Östereich, Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches Deutscher Nation, Russian: Леопольд 2 Габсбург, Holy Roman Emperor, Descendants of Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, Franz I Stephan, Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches, Maria Theresa , Erzherzogin von Österreich und Königin von Ungarn und Böhmen, Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain, Holy Roman Empress, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1767–1827), Queen consort of Saxony, Franz II/I Joseph Karl von Habsburg-Österreich, last Holy Roman eror, 1st Emperor of Austria, Maria Anna of Austria, Archduchess , Abbess at the Theresian Convent in Prague, Carl von Österreich-Teschen, Herzog von Teschen, Alexander Leopold, Erzherzog von Österreich, Joseph Anton Johann, Erzherzog von Österreich, Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria, Duchess of Calabria, Maria Amalia Josephe Johanna Katharina Theresia von Österreich, Erzherzogin, Rainer Joseph von Österreich, viceré del Lombardo-Veneto, H.I. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. 'Roman-German emperor'), was the ruler and head of state of the Holy Roman Empire. During his 25-year reign over the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, he rationalized his states’ taxation and tariff systems and encouraged the development of representative institutions. In face of the reaction in France to the Declaration of Pillnitz, the intrigues of the émigrés, and attacks made by the French revolutionists on the rights of the German princes in Alsace, Leopold continued to hope that intervention might not be required. When he succeeded to the Austrian lands, he began by making large concessions to the interests offended by his brother's innovations. His Royal Highness Peter Leopold, Prince Imperial an... Baptism of Leopold II of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor, His Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Tuscany. From an early age Leopold showed an inclination toward learning. Leopold II had no difficulty in seeing through the rather transparent cunning of the Russian empress, and he refused to be misled. He is regarded as one of the most capable and sensible 18th-century monarchs. [4] Sarcophagus of Leopold II in Kapuzinergruft, in Vienna, Austria. Brother of Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria; H.I. When these failed to restore order, he m… Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (* 5.5.1747, O 5.8.1765, † 1.3.1792) O Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain, Holy Roman Empress consort (* 24.11.1745, O 5.8.1765, † 15.5.1792) Franz II, Holy Roman Emperor (* 12.2.1768, O 6.1.1788, O 15.9.1790, O 29.10.1816, † 2.3.1835) O Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (* 21.4.1767, O 6.1.1788, † 18.2.1790) [citation needed], But his steady, consistent, and intelligent administration, which advanced step by step, brought the grand duchy to a high level of material prosperity. Leopold was too purely a politician not to be secretly pleased at the destruction of the power of France and of her influence in Europe by her internal disorders. Austrian-German royalty, the second son of Habsburg Maria Teresa and Emperor Francis I. When, therefore, in 1789 Joseph, who knew himself to be dying, asked him to come to Vienna and become co-regent, Leopold coldly evaded the request. He died suddenly in Vienna, in March 1792, although some claimed he was poisoned or secretly murdered. When these failed to restore order, he m… His christened name was: Petrus Leopoldus Ioannes Antonius Joachim Pius Gotthardus, Predecessor Joseph II Successor Francis II, Predecessor Francis Stephen Successor Ferdinand III. Resource Toolbox. Yet he was most directly interested in negotiations with Turkey, which in June led to a final peace, the Treaty of Sistova being signed in August 1791. : Pierpont Morgan Library. Leopold II was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792. Leopold II, By the Grace of God, Holy Roman Emperor; King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia and Lodomeria, Rama, Serbia, Cumania and Bulgaria; Archduke of Austria; Duke of Burgundy, Lorraine, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Grand Duke of Etruria; Grand Prince of Transylvania; Margrave of Moravia, Prince of Brabant, Limburg, Luxembourg, Geldern, Württemberg, Upper and Lower Silesia, Milan, Mantua, Parma, Piacenza, Guastalla, Auschwitz and Zatoria, Calabria, Bar, Ferrete and Teschen; Lord of Svevia and Charleville; Count of Habsburg, Flanders, Hannonia, Kyburg, Gorizia, Gradisca; Margrave of Burgau, Upper and Lower Lusatia, Pont-a-Mousson and Nomenum, Count of Provinces of Namur, Valdemons, Albimons, Count of Zütphen, Sarverda, Salma and Falkenstein, Lord of the Wend Margravate and Mechelen, etc. His sister sent him passionate appeals for help, and he was pestered by the royalist émigrés, who were intriguing to bring about armed intervention in France. The pacification of his eastern dominions left Leopold free to re-establish order in Belgium and to confirm friendly relations with Britain and the Netherlands. When he succeeded to the Austrian lands, he began by making large concessions to the interests offended by his brother's innovations. On 30 November 1786, after having de facto blocked capital executions (the last was in 1769), Leopold promulgated the reform of the penal code that abolished the death penalty and ordered the destruction of all the instruments for capital execution in his land. However, it could not be put into effect because Leopold moved to Vienna to become emperor in 1790, and because it was so radically new that it garnered opposition even from those who might have benefited from it. ...n Römischen Reiches Deutscher Nation Franz I. Kaiser von Österreich König von Böhmen Kro Habsburg-Lothringen, Archduke Austria Anton, Ale... Frans i Stefan van Lotharingen-Bar, Maria Theresia van Habsburg-Oostenrijk, ...aria Amalia van Habsburg-Lotharingen, Carolina van Habsburg-Lotharingen, Ferdinand van Habsburg-Lotharingen, Marie Antoinette van Oostenrijk. Outline Descent Trees (235: 1456-2011) Maximilian I of Austria [1458/59 - 1518/19] 6C16 Stanford University. On the death of his elder brother, Charles, in 1761, it was decided that he should succeed to his father's grand duchy of Tuscany, which was erected into a "secundogeniture" or apanage for a second son. In 1770, he made a journey to Vienna to secure the removal of this vexatious guardianship and returned to Florence with a free hand. (1747-1792), Roman emperor, and grand-duke of Tuscany, son of the empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I., was born in Vienna on the 5th of May 1747. He continued, for instance, to insist that no papal bull could be published in his dominions without his consent (placetum regium). Leopold II (1747-1792) was Holy Roman emperor from 1790 to 1792. During 1791, the emperor remained increasingly preoccupied with the affairs of France. He recognized the Estates of his different dominions as "the pillars of the monarchy", pacified the Hungarians and Bohemians, and divided the insurgents in the Austrian Netherlands (now Belgium) by means of concessions. Corrections? Mozart's opera La clemenza di Tito was commissioned by the Estates of Bohemia for the festivities that accompanied Leopold's coronation as king of Bohemia in Prague on 6 September 1791. Chiarugi and his collaborators introduced new humanitarian regulations in the running of the hospital and caring for the mentally ill patients, including banning the use of chains and physical punishment, and in so doing have been recognized as early pioneers of what later came to be known as the moral treatment movement.[3]. English: HM Leopold II (May 5, 1747 – March 1, 1792), born Peter Leopold Joseph, was the penultimate Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792 and Grand Duke of Tuscany. The declaration was a mere formality, for, as Leopold knew, neither Russia nor Britain was prepared to act, and he endeavored to guard against the use which he foresaw the émigrés would try to make of it. At first Leopold reacted cautiously to the explosive situation created in Europe by the French Revolution. Contents. Full title: Leopold II, By the Grace of God, Holy Roman Emperor; King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia, Lodomeria, Rama, Serbia, Cumania and Bulgaria; Archduke of Austria; Duke of Burgundy, Lorraine, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Grand Duke of Etruria; Grand Prince of Transylvania; Margrave of Moravia, Prince of Brabant, Limburg, Luxembourg, Geldern, Würtemberg, Upper and Lower Silesia, Milan, Mantua, Parma, Piacenza, Guastalla, Auschwitz and Zatoria, Calabria, Bar, Ferrete and Teschen; Lord of Svevia and Charleville; Count of Habsburg, Flanders, Hannonia, Kyburg, Gorizia, Gradisca; Margrave of Burgau, Upper and Lower Lusatia, Pont-a-Mousson and Nomenum, Count of Provinces of Namur, Valdemons, Albimons, Count of Zütphen, Sarverda, Salma and Falkenstein, Lord of the Wend Margravate and Mechelen. Francisco GoyaJean Antoine WatteauJosephKunsthistorisches Museum WienMaria TheresiaGrand DucGoogle Art ProjectNational GalleryRoyal Families He was still in Florence when Joseph II died at Vienna on 20 February 1790, and he did not leave his Italian capital until 3 March 1790, at midday. & R.H Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria; Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria; Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor; Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria and 10 others; Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1743–1808); Karl Joseph, Erzherzog von Österreich; Maria Amalia d'Asburgo, duchessa di Parma; Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria (1748); Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria; Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria; Maria Karolina von Habsburg-Lothringen; Ferdinand I Karl von Österreich-Este, Erzherzog von Österreich; Marie Antoinette, Queen Consort of France and Maximilian Franz von Österreich, Erzbischof von Köln « less. Leopold was a man of industry and education, and during his later years, he showed some political ability. As he had no army to maintain, and as he suppressed the small naval force kept up by the Medici, the whole of his revenue was left free for the improvement of his state. Austria and Prussia concluded a defensive alliance in February 1792, but Leopold died less than two months before France declared war on Austria. He had already made an eight months' truce with the Turks in September, which prepared the way for the termination of the war begun by Joseph II. Leopold, during his government in Tuscany, had shown a speculative tendency to grant his subjects a constitution. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Husband of Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain, Holy Roman Empress Lipót néven magyar király, német-római császár, a toszkánai Szent István Lovagrend újjászervezője és nagymestere. Leopold was never popular with his Italian subjects. On the death of his father, Francis I (18 August 1765), he succeeded to the grand duchy. Leopold II was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia, and Archduke of Austria from 1790 to 1792, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. From the east he was threatened by the aggressive ambition of Catherine II of Russia and by the unscrupulous policy of Prussia. Geni requires JavaScript! Smallpox inoculation was made systematically available, and an early institution for the rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents was founded. May 5, 1747, Vienna; d.March 1, 1792, Vienna; Holy Roman emperor from 1790 to 1792; after Joseph II died in February 1790, Leopold was elected emperor and also became king of Hungary and archduke of Austria) Leopold II (Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard; 5 May 1747 – 1 March 1792) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia, and Archduke of Austria from 1790 to 1792, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. This settlement was the condition of his marriage on 5 August 1764 with Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain, daughter of Charles III of Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). ...Charles Joseph Emmanuel Johann de Habsbourg Lotheringen, Leopold Ii de Lorraine, Maria Johanna Gabriela Lorraine, Archduchess of Austria,... Maria Ludovika Kaiserin des Heiligen Römischen Reiches Deutscher Nation Prinzessin von Spanien di Bourbon. On 25 August 1791, he met the king of Prussia at Pillnitz Castle, near Dresden, and they drew up the Declaration of Pillnitz, stating their readiness to intervene in France if and when their assistance was called for by the other powers. Leopold, during his government in Tuscany, had shown a speculative tendency to grant his subjects a constitution. Leopold meant to meet the challenge of the revolutionists in France with dignity and temper, however the effect of the Declaration of Pillnitz was to contribute to the radicalization of their political movement. During the twenty years which elapsed between his return to Florence and the death of his eldest brother Joseph II in 1790, he was employed in reforming the administration of his small state. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Catherine would have been delighted to see Austria and Prussia embark on a crusade in the cause of kings against the French Revolution. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1747-1792. His habits were simple to the verge of sordidness, though he could display splendour on occasion, and he could not help offending those of his subjects who had profited by the abuses of the Medicean régime. A personal appeal to Frederick William II led to a conference between them at Reichenbach in July 1790, and to an arrangement which was in fact a defeat for Prussia: Leopold's coronation as king of Hungary on 11 November 1790, preceded by a settlement with the Diet in which he recognized the dominant position of the Magyars. Like Joseph, Leopold was influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment and was determined to construct an efficient state apparatus at the expense of feudal interests. The attacks on the rights of the German princes on the left bank of the Rhine, and the increasing violence of the parties in Paris which were agitating to bring about war, soon showed, however, that this hope was vain. Father of Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1767–1827), Queen consort of Saxony; Franz II/I Joseph Karl von Habsburg-Österreich, last Holy Roman eror, 1st Emperor of Austria; Ferdinand III, granduca di Toscana; Maria Anna of Austria, Archduchess , Abbess at the Theresian Convent in Prague; Carl von Österreich-Teschen, Herzog von Teschen and 11 others; Alexander Leopold, Erzherzog von Österreich; Archduke Albrecht of Austria; Archduke Maximilian of Austria; Joseph Anton Johann, Erzherzog von Österreich; Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria, Duchess of Calabria; Anton Victor, Erzherzog von Österreich; Maria Amalia Josephe Johanna Katharina Theresia von Österreich, Erzherzogin; Johann Baptist, Erzherzog von Österreich; Rainer Joseph von Österreich, viceré del Lombardo-Veneto; Ludwig Joseph, Erzherzog von Österreich and Rudolf von Österreich, Kardinal « less Clergy entirely under the supervision of counselors appointed by his brother 's innovations an inclination toward learning his other were. 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