Leopold I was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, 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, King of the Romans.
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Young Leopold by anonymous, c. 1660
Leopold I, painted by Guido Cagnacci (1657-1658)
Leopold I column (1673) in Trieste
The Battle of Vienna marked the historic end of the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Europe.
Leopold I in costume as Acis in La Galatea, 1667, by Jan Thomas van Ieperen, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Margaret Theresa in theater dress, 1667, by Jan Thomas van Ieperen, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Leopold and Eleonore Magdalene, detail from 1684 portrait by Jakob HeybelIn their orbit 7
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Leopold I was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, 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, King of the Romans. Elected in 1658, Leopold ruled the Holy Roman Empire until his death in 1705, becoming the second-longest-ruling emperor of the House of Habsburg. He was both a composer and a considerable patron of music.
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