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Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

King of the Romans (King in Germany)
Years: 1747 - 1792

Leopold II (5 May 1747 – 1 March 1792), born Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard, is Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Bohemia from 1790 to 1792, Archduke of Austria and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790.

He is a son of Emperor Francis I and his wife, Empress Maria Theresa.

Leopold is a moderate proponent of enlightened absolutism.