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Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany

1797 - 1870

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Leopold II (3 October 1797 – 29 January 1870) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1824 to 1859. He married twice; first to Maria Anna of Saxony, and after her death in 1832, to Maria Antonia of the Two-Sicilies. By the latter, he begat his eventual successor, Ferdinand. Leopold was recognised contemporarily as a liberal monarch, authorising the Tuscan Constitution of 1848, and allowing a degree of press freedom. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany is the 3,163rd most popular politician (down from 2,564th in 2019), the 1,002nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 879th in 2019) and the 219th most popular Italian Politician.

Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, was the ruler of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. He was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. Leopold is most famous for his role in the abolition of the slave trade.

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Among politicians, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 3,163 out of 19,576. Before him are Zalman Shazar, Philip I, Count of Flanders, Gongmin of Goryeo, Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, Tunku Abdul Rahman, and Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia. After him are William Perry, Intef I, Askar Akayev, Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, Myint Swe, and Israel Katz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1797, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 16. Before him are Joseph Henry, Paul Delaroche, Charles Lyell, Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Ferdinand von Wrangel, and Frederick Augustus II of Saxony. After him are Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Alfred de Vigny, Princess Maria Antonia Koháry, Maria Isabel of Braganza, Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, and Wilhelm Beer. Among people deceased in 1870, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 11. Before him are Frédéric Bazille, Josef Strauss, Comte de Lautréamont, Alexander Herzen, Francisco Solano López, and Ferdinand von Wrangel. After him are Gabriel Lamé, Saverio Mercadante, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Princess Louise of Prussia, Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry, and Heinrich Gustav Magnus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 1,002 out of 5,161. Before him are Lorenzo Costa (1460), Bartolomeo Eustachi (1500), Cesare Pavese (1908), Vincenzo Scamozzi (1548), Adelaide of Austria (1822), and Antonio Negri (1933). After him are Leonardo Vinci (1690), Gerard of Cremona (1114), Daniele da Volterra (1509), Hormizd I (250), Umberto Giordano (1867), and Piero Ferrari (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 219. Before him are Occhiali (1519), Robert I, Duke of Parma (1848), Francesco II Sforza (1495), Vonones I (-100), Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1562), and Bartolomeo Eustachi (1500). After him are Hormizd I (250), Princess Mafalda of Savoy (1902), Bartolomeo Colleoni (1400), Charles Martel of Anjou (1271), Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1634), and Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma (1870).

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