# Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

> He ended the death penalty in 1786 - the first ruler in modern history to abolish both execution and torture in his state. That move in Tuscany, twenty-five years before he became Holy Roman Emperor, still gets its own feast day.

*Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/leopold-ii-holy-roman-emperor

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Austria
- **Born:** 1747-05-05
- **Died:** 1792-03-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Peter Leopold Josef Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard was born 5 May 1747, a son of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I, which made him brother to Marie Antoinette and Joseph II. He became Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1765 and ruled there for a quarter-century as a moderate enlightened absolutist - he protected the Academy of Georgofili, and on 30 November 1786 he abolished the death penalty and torture, the first modern nation to do so. In 1790 he succeeded his brother Joseph as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia, and Archduke of Austria. He died 1 March 1792, two years into that larger reign. Historian Paul W. Schroeder called him "one of the most shrewd and sensible monarchs ever to wear a crown."

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 59.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 25.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Early Modern Era

## Sources
- [Leopoldo II d'Asburgo-Lorena](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopoldo_II_d'Asburgo-Lorena)
- [Leopoldo II do Sacro Império Romano-Germânico](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopoldo_II_do_Sacro_Imp%C3%A9rio_Romano-Germ%C3%A2nico)
- [Léopold II (empereur du Saint-Empire)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9opold_II_(empereur_du_Saint-Empire))
- [利奥波德二世 (神圣罗马帝国)](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%88%A9%E5%A5%A5%E6%B3%A2%E5%BE%B7%E4%BA%8C%E4%B8%96_(%E7%A5%9E%E5%9C%A3%E7%BD%97%E9%A9%AC%E5%B8%9D%E5%9B%BD))
- [レオポルト2世 (神聖ローマ皇帝)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AA%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AB%E3%83%882%E4%B8%96_(%E7%A5%9E%E8%81%96%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E7%9A%87%E5%B8%9D))
- [Леопольд II (император Священной Римской империи)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4_II_(%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B8))
- [Leopold II Habsburg](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II_Habsburg)
- [Keizer Leopold II](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keizer_Leopold_II)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q151321)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Leopold%20II%2C%20Holy%20Roman%20Emperor)
- [Леапольд II Габсбург](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4_II_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B1%D1%81%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B3)
- [Леополд II](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B4_II)
- [Leopold II an Impalaeriezh Santel](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II_an_Impalaeriezh_Santel)
- [Leopold II, car Svetog Rimskog Carstva](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II%2C_car_Svetog_Rimskog_Carstva)
- [Leopold II del Sacre Imperi Romanogermànic](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II_del_Sacre_Imperi_Romanogerm%C3%A0nic)
- [Leopold II.](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II.)
- [Leopold II, Ymerawdwr Glân Rhufeinig](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II%2C_Ymerawdwr_Gl%C3%A2n_Rhufeinig)
- [Leopold 2. (Tysk-romerske rige)](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_2._(Tysk-romerske_rige))
- [Leopold II. (HRR)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II._(HRR))
- [Λεοπόλδος Β΄ της Αγίας Ρωμαϊκής Αυτοκρατορίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%B5%CE%BF%CF%80%CF%8C%CE%BB%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%92%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%91%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%A1%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%8A%CE%BA%CE%AE%CF%82_%CE%91%CF%85%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor)
- [Leopoldo la 2-a (Sankta Romia Imperio)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopoldo_la_2-a_(Sankta_Romia_Imperio))
- [Leopoldo II del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopoldo_II_del_Sacro_Imperio_Romano_Germ%C3%A1nico)
- [Leopold II](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II)
- [Leopoldo II.a Germaniako Erromatar Inperio Santukoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopoldo_II.a_Germaniako_Erromatar_Inperio_Santukoa)
- [لئوپولت دوم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85)
- [Leopold II (keisari)](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II_(keisari))
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leopoldo_II_d'Asburgo-Lorena)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/53b89194-0567-4e90-8b75-11014f98f924)

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