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Leopold III (Austria)

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Leopold III or Saint Leopold, c.1073-1136, margrave of Austria (1095-1136). By his marriage (1106) with Agnes, widow of Duke Frederick I of Swabia (see Hohenstaufen ), he became the stepfather of German King Conrad III and the father of Otto of Freising and of Duke Henry II of Austria (see Babenberg ). He helped arrange the Concordat of Worms (1122), which ended the conflict over investiture. In 1125 he refused an offer of the imperial crown. The founder of numerous monasteries (of which Heiligenkreuz, Klosterneuburg, and Mariazell still exist), Leopold was canonized in 1485 and is... Read more
Leopold I
...June 9, 1640 Vienna, Austria—died May 5, 1705...1705). Son of Ferdinand III , Leopold was a devout Catholic...heir apparent to the Austrian Habsburg lands. He was...with his father's death Leopold became emperor in 1658. During his lengthy reign Austria emerged from a ... Read more
Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck
Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck The German statesman Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck (1815...cautious obstructionist of Austria's presidency, Bismarck...he spoke of Napoleon III as "a sphinx without a riddle," of the Austrian Count Rechberg as...however, persuaded Austria's Count ... Read more

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