Grand Duke Peter Leopold of Lorraine

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Grand Duke Peter Leopold of Lorraine was an 18th-century Habsburg ruler who later became Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and was known for his enlightened reforms in Tuscany.

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instanceOf Grand Duke of Tuscany
Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty member
human
monarch
birthDate 1747-05-05
birthName Peter Leopold Joseph of Lorraine
birthPlace Archduchy of Austria
Schönbrunn Palace
Vienna
burialPlace Imperial Crypt, Vienna
countryOfCitizenship Habsburg monarchy
deathDate 1792-03-01
deathPlace Archduchy of Austria
Vienna
educatedAt University of Innsbruck
endTime as Grand Duke of Tuscany: 1790
as Holy Roman Emperor: 1792
era Enlightenment
father Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
givenName Leopold
Peter
languageSpoken German
Italian
mother Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress
linked to: Maria Theresa
nobleFamily House of Habsburg-Lorraine
notableFor abolition of capital punishment in Tuscany
administrative and legal reforms
economic modernization of Tuscany
enlightened reforms in Tuscany
positionHeld Archduke of Austria
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
King of Hungary
predecessor Francis Stephen of Lorraine as Duke of Lorraine
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
regnalName Leopold II
reignName Leopold II
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Marie Antoinette
spouse Maria Luisa of Spain
startTime as Grand Duke of Tuscany: 1765
as Holy Roman Emperor: 1790
successor Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
title Archduke of Austria
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
King of Hungary

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Galleria dell'Accademia foundedBy Grand Duke Peter Leopold of Lorraine
Grand Duke Peter Leopold of Lorraine birthName Peter Leopold Joseph of Lorraine
linked to: Grand Duke Peter Leopold of Lorraine