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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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	Saintly celebration. (St. Leopold's festival in Klosterneuberg, Austria) ; ...battling snakes. But ask residents of Austria what they know about St. Leopold, their own patron saint, and you...down a giant wine cask to which Leopold posthumously lends his name. The...background and accomplishments. Leopold grew up in the late 11th century in what later became Lower ... Read more
	Austria Honors Early Emperor ; ...the latest issue in Austria's "Millenium" series...several weeks since the Austrian Mint unveiled the fifth...differently for young Leopold. As the son of Ferdinand III, the deeply religious...executed. Here, Emperor Leopold I, donned in baroque...Ottoman Empire. When Leopold's ... Read more
	Austria Sets History Straight ; ...coin issue, struck by the Austrian mint, puts proper attribution...into history. In 1991, the Austrian mint embarked on an ambitious...first written record giving Austria an identity of its own. History...gift signed by Emperor Otto III in 996. He specified the...Count, Henry, son of Margrave ... Read more
	Court Blocks Return of Art ; ...from sending back to Austria a painting that may...sought for "Dead City III," a second Schiele painting...to be returned to the Leopold Foundation of Vienna...when Germany annexed Austria in 1938. Leopold Foundation board member...who sold them to the Austrian government in 1993 ... Read more
	GEORG MUFFAT: APPARATUS MUSICO-ORGANISTICUS 1690 ; ...MUSICO-ORGANISTICUS 1690. Joseph Kelemen, organist. III/59 Freundt organ (1642) of Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria, restored by Kuhn, 1983-90. III/41 Andreas Silbermann organ (1732) of...Musico-Organisticus, dedicated to Kaiser Leopold I in 1690. The work contains twelve Toccatas... Read more
	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.(News) ; ...Theophilus Mozart. was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27, 1756. He was named after...Johannes Chrysostomus. His parents were Leopold Mozart - a composer - and Anna Maria Pertl...for Louis XV at Versailles and George III in London. In 1764 wrote his first three... Read more
	Why Charles should go: to maintain their credibility, the Windsors must name Prince William heir apparent.(Column) ; ...TURN OF THE 20th century, the tragic assassination of Austria's much-adored Empress Elizabeth (wife of Francis Joseph...of the Hapsburg monarchy. In the 1930s, the death of Leopold III's first wife resulted in bizarre behavior that eventually... Read more
	Mozart, un genio enamorado.(El Angel) ; ...Mozart, nacido en 1756 en Salzburgo, Austria, hijo de Leopold Mozart, también músico de...y disciplinado que el que tuvieron. Leopold Mozart, un competente violinista y autor...mostrar especialmente a su hijo al mundo. Leopold se convirtió en el mejor agente...el chico. En ... Read more
	SHORT TAKES.(News/National/International) ; * An Austrian art curator fighting to win back a painting...museums in the United States. Dead City III is one of two paintings by Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele that are...States until a dispute is settled between Austria's Leopold Collection and two Jewish families in... Read more
	Anniversaries ; ...Schiavonetti, engraver, 1765; Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck, statesman, 1815; Edwin Austin...of France and of England, 1204; Robert III, King of Scotland, 1406; Sigismund I...1910; Ex-Emperor Karl Franz Josef of Austria, 1922; John Atkinson Hobson, economist... Read more

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