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Leopold, Duke of Lorraine

1679 - 1729

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Leopold the Good (11 September 1679 – 27 March 1729) was Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1690 to his death. Through his son Francis Stephen, he is the direct male ancestor of all rulers of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, including all Emperors of Austria. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine is the 1,768th most popular politician (down from 1,629th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Austria (down from 110th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Austrian Politician.

Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, was the founder of the Leopoldian line of the House of Habsburg. He was a son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III and his wife Eleanor of Portugal.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leopold, Duke of Lorraine ranks 1,768 out of 19,576. Before him are Porfirio Díaz, Catherine Cornaro, Haakon III of Norway, Hedwig of Silesia, Zhao Ziyang, and Albert II, Duke of Austria. After him are Sunjo of Joseon, Ḫattušili I, Menelik I, Christopher of Bavaria, Corazon Aquino, and Feodor II of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1679, Leopold, Duke of Lorraine ranks 2. Before him is Christian Wolff. After him are Jan Dismas Zelenka, Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Pierre Fauchard, Woodes Rogers, Jean François de Troy, Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Firmin Abauzit, and Pietro Filippo Scarlatti. Among people deceased in 1729, Leopold, Duke of Lorraine ranks 4. Before him are John Law, Thomas Newcomen, and Jacob Roggeveen. After him are Jean Meslier, John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach, John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Johann David Heinichen, and Anthony Collins.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Leopold, Duke of Lorraine ranks 119 out of 1,424. Before him are Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1746), Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria (1756), Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France (1554), Josef Strauss (1827), Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este (1754), and Ferdinand II of Portugal (1816). After him are Heinz Fischer (1938), Paul Feyerabend (1924), Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738), Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (1633), Józef Poniatowski (1763), and Alois Brunner (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Leopold, Duke of Lorraine ranks 43. Before him are Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1743), Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria (1558), Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1746), Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria (1756), Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este (1754), and Ferdinand II of Portugal (1816). After him are Heinz Fischer (1938), Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738), Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (1633), Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (1742), Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein (1760), and Maria Josepha of Austria (1699).

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