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| | Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | On the death of his elder brother Charles in 1761, it was decided that he should succeed to his father's grand duchy of Tuscany, which was erected into a "secundogeniture" or apanage for a second son. |
 | | This settlement was the condition of his marriage on August 5, 1764 with Maria Louisa, daughter of Charles III of Spain, and on the death of his father Francis I (August 13, 1765), he succeeded to the grand duchy. |
 | | Among them were: Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany; the Archduke Charles, a celebrated soldier; the Archduke John, also a soldier; the Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary; and the Archduke Rainer, Viceroy of Lombardy-Venetia. |
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