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Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

1640 - 1705

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Leopold I (Leopold Ignaz Joseph Balthasar Franz Felician; Hungarian: I. Lipót; 9 June 1640 – 5 May 1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia. The second son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, by his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain, Leopold became heir apparent in 1654 after the death of his elder brother Ferdinand IV. Elected in 1658, Leopold ruled the Holy Roman Empire until his death in 1705, becoming the second longest-ruling emperor (46 years and 9 months) of the House of Habsburg. He was both a composer and considerable patron of music. Leopold's reign is known for conflicts with the Ottoman Empire in the Great Turkish War (1683–1699) and rivalry with Louis XIV, a contemporary and first cousin (on the maternal side; fourth cousin on the paternal side), in the west. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor is the 448th most popular politician (down from 331st in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Austria (down from 30th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Austrian Politician.

Leopold I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1790-1792. He is most famous for being the first emperor to recognize the United States as an independent nation.

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Among politicians, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 448 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahmed III, Edward II of England, Frederick William III of Prussia, Erich Honecker, Æthelred I, King of Wessex, and Eva Perón. After him are Maximinus II, Hussein of Jordan, Lapu-Lapu, Stepan Bandera, Edward I of England, and Porus.

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Among people born in 1640, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1. After him are Man in the Iron Mask, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Pu Songling, La Voisin, Gaspar Sanz, Aphra Behn, Antoine Coysevox, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, and Yohannes I. Among people deceased in 1705, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 2. Before him is Jacob Bernoulli. After him are Emeric Thököly, Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Luca Giordano, Ninon de l'Enclos, Philipp Spener, Catherine of Braganza, John Ray, George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Madame d'Aulnoy, and Pierre Beauchamp.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 37 out of 1,424. Before him are Romy Schneider (1938), Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552), Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747), Johann Strauss I (1804), Anton Bruckner (1824), and Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578). After him are Arnold Schoenberg (1874), Herbert von Karajan (1908), Egon Schiele (1890), Konrad Lorenz (1903), Viktor Frankl (1905), and Hedy Lamarr (1914).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 15. Before him are Ferdinand I of Austria (1793), Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685), Theodoric the Great (454), Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552), Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747), and Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578). After him are Archduchess Gisela of Austria (1856), Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (1557), Otto of Greece (1815), Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1415), Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (1833), and Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1608).

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