Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Also known as imperatore del Sacro romano impero Leopold II, Kaiser Leopold II. Heiliges Römisches Reich, Peter Leopold Josef Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, Leopold II, empereur germanique Léopold II, granduca di Toscana Leopoldo I,
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Leopold II was a Holy Roman Emperor who ruled for just two years, from 1790 until his death in 1792. His brief reign occurred during a turbulent period in European history, as the French Revolution was unfolding and challenging the established order across the continent.
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- Born
- 1747
- Died
- 1792
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- 12
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- Leopold II und Marie Christine
- Maria Theresia und Joseph II
- Discorso sul calcio fiorentino d'onde si ha l'origine del calcio in generale s'aggiungono in quest'impressione i capitoli e pianta del cacio di Livorno del presente anno 1766. dato dall'inclita nazione inglese per la venuta di S.A.R. Serenissima Pietro Leopoldo principe reale d'Ungheria e di Boemia, arciduca d'Austria e granduca di Toscana, e S.A.R. Serenissima Maria Luisa infanta di Spagna, arciduchessa d'Austria e granduchessa di Toscana
- Edict of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, for the reform of criminal law in his dominions
- Kriminalgesetz Sr. königl. Hoheit Peter Leopolds Erzherzogs von Oesterreich, Grosherzogs von Toskana &c. &c
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Leopold II (Peter Leopold Josef Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard; 5 May 1747 – 1 March 1792) was the penultimate Holy Roman Emperor, as well as King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, and Archduke of Austria from 1790 to 1792, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. He was a son of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I, and the brother of Queen Marie Antoinette of France, Queen Maria Carolina, Duchess Maria Amalia of Parma, and Emperor Joseph II. Leopold was a moderate proponent of enlightened absolutism like his brother Joseph II. He granted the Academy of Georgofili his protection. Unusually for his time, he opposed the death penalty and torture and abolished it in Tuscany on 30 November 1786 during his rule there, making it the first nation in modern history to do so. This act has been commemorated since 2000 by a regional custom known as the Feast of Tuscany, held every 30 November. Despite his brief reign, he is highly regarded. The historian Paul W. Schroeder called him "one of the most shrewd and sensible monarchs ever to wear a crown".
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