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Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Grand Duke of Tuscany · Historical Figures · Lived 1797 to 1870 · aged 72

Leopold II was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1824 to 1859. He married twice; firstly Maria Anna of Saxony, and after her death in 1832 Maria Antonia of the Two-Sicilies. By the latter, he had a son, Ferdinand, who later succeeded him.

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Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Fellow of the Royal Society
Grand Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa
Order of Saint Joseph
Order of Saint Stephen
Orders of Civil and Military Merit
Senator grand cross with collar of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (Parma)
Order of Saint Januarius
Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit
Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary

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Leopold was recognised contemporarily as a liberal monarch, authorising the Tuscan Constitution of 1848, and allowing a degree of press freedom.

Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1797 to 1870 · aged 72