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	Austria - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Austria is located at the crossroads of Europe; Vienna is at the gate of the Danubian plain, and the Brenner Pass in W Austria links Germany and Italy.
		Austria captured world attention in 1986 when former UN secretary-general Kurt Waldheim was elected president despite allegations that he had been involved in atrocities as a German army staff officer in the Balkans during World War II.
		Austria was quickly ostracized by other EU nations because of the Freedom party's participation in the government, and Haider—who had not joined the government—subsequently resigned as party leader.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-austria.html (3529 words)

	Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Leopold I Habsburg (June 9, 1640-May 5, 1705), Roman emperor, was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna daughter of Philip III of Spain, was born on the June 6, 1640.
		Leopold's long reign covers one of the most important periods of European history; for nearly the whole of its forty-seven years he was pitted against Louis XIV of France, whose dominant personality completely overshadowed Leopold.
		Leopold refused to consent to any partition, and when in November 1700 Charles died, leaving his crown to Philip, duke of Anjou, a grandson of Louis XIV, all hopes of a peaceable settlement vanished.
	www.encyclopedian.com.cob-web.org:8888 /em/Emperor-Leopold-I.html (1363 words)

	Leopold I, Margrave of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leopold I, also Luitpold or Liutpold, (died 994 in Würzburg) was the first Margrave of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty.
		Leopold was a count in the Bavarian Danube district and first appears in documents from the 960s as a faithful follower of Emperor Otto I the Great.
		After the insurgence by Henry II the Wrangler of Bavaria in 976 against Emperor Otto II, he was appointed as "margrave in the East", the core territory of modern Austria, instead of a Burkhard.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leopold_I_of_Austria_(Babenberg) (286 words)

	Leopold I of Belgium - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		From this date until his death, King Leopold spent all his energies in the wise administration of the affairs of the newly formed kingdom, which may be said to owe in a large measure its first consolidation and constant prosperity to the care and skill of his discreet and fatherly government.
		On the 8th of August 1832 Leopold married, as his second wife, Louise of Orleans, daughter of Louis Philippe, king of the French.
		Leopold I. died at Laeken on the 10th of December 1865.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Leopold_I_of_Belgium (625 words)

	Banks/Dean Genealogy - Person Page 122
		Adalbert of Austria "the Victorious" was born circa 987 at Melk, Austria.
		Leopold I of Austria "the Illustrious" was born in 923.
		Richenza von Sualafeld married Leopold I of Austria "the Illustrious", son of Arnulph 'the Bad' of Bavaria and Judith von Sulichgau.
	www.gordonbanks.com /gordon/family/2nd_Site/geb-p/p122.htm (1679 words)

	Battle of Morgarten
		On November 15th 1315, the soldiers of Archduke Leopold I of Austria[?] were thoroughly defeated by an ambush of the Swiss Confederation near the Morgarten[?] pass.
		The actual occasion for the war was a dispute between the Confederates of Schwyz and the Hapsburg-protected monastery of Einsiedeln[?] regarding some pastures.
		Frederick's Brother, Leopold of Austria, led an army of 3000 to 5000 men, about one third of them knights on horseback to crush the rebellious confederates, planning a surprise attack from south via lake Aegeri[?] and the Morgarten pass and counting on a complete victory over the rebellious peasants.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ba/Battle_of_Morgarten.html (372 words)

	Architecture of Austria - Great Buildings Online
		Karlskirche, by Johann Fischer von Erlach, at Vienna, Austria, 1715 to 1737.
		Landerbank, by Otto Wagner, at Vienna, Austria, 1883 to 1884.
		Majolica House, by Otto Wagner, at Vienna, Austria, 1898 to 1899.
	www.greatbuildings.com /places/austria.html (196 words)

	Courtly Lives - St. Leopold of Austria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Leopold Babenberger was born in Melk (or Gar), Austria in 1075.
		Leopold was the grandson of Emperor Henry III.
		Leopold was instructed early in his life, in the lessons of the Gospel, and he spent many hours in prayer and meditation.
	www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/StLeopold.html (246 words)

	Austria
		Austria is a small country in central Europe famous for its beautiful mountain scenery.
		Austria is a federal republic made up of nine provinces: Burgenland; Carinthia; Lower Austria; Salzburg; Styria; Tyrol (or Tirol); Upper Austria; the city of Vienna; and Vorarlberg.
		Austria ranks as one of the world's leading producers of magnesite, which is used to make such products as heat-resistant bricks, plaster, and artificial stone.
	benjamincreations.tripod.com /europe/austria/austria.html (5698 words)

	LeopoldII
		When Leopold II learned of Maximilian's death he demanded custody of the widow; rumours had reached him of the cruel and neglectful treatment hsi sister was being subjected by the Habsburgs and he sent his wife, Queen Marie Henriette to Trieste to bring Charlotte back to Belgium.
		Leopold II considered Belgium too small for his ambitions and he lead a pilicy of colonialism.
		Leopold hold this estate for 40 years after which he was force to relinquish to it and the Congo became only a Belgian colony in 1906.
	www.geocities.com /maxhabsburgo/LeopoldII.html (1044 words)

	boys clothing: European royalty Austria
		Austria was left with control of the German Confederation but suffered upheaval during the 1848 revolutions and eventual defeat in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War.
		Prussia's defat of Austria led to the formation of the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary in 1867 under Emperor Franz Josef and exclusion from the new German Empire unified by Bismarck.
		Austria's embrace of fascism meant that German troops met little opposition to the Anchluss in 1938 and incorporated Austria into the Third Reich.
	histclo.com /royal/ost/royal-aus.htm (3556 words)

	The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Austria
		The Mauthausen camp was the central camp (referred to as the “mother camp” by the SS guards) for all of Austria.
		Today Austria has approximately 7,400 Jews of whom about 800 lived in Vienna before 1938, 1,500 are Soviet immigrants, and the rest are from other Eastern European countries.
		In November 1993, the Jewish Museum of the city of Vienna was opened in the historic Palais Eskeles in the heart of the city of Vienna.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/Austria.html (1403 words)

	Christmas in Austria
		In Austria, it´s not at all unusual to find families who play music, everything from classical to folk melodies, in their leisure hours.
		Austria is a predominantly Catholic country, and many Austrians observe Advent as a solemn season of preparation for Christmas.
		He traditionally wears a flowing robe and a tall bishop's miter and he carries a shepherd's staff and a thick book in which the good and bad deeds of the children are recorded.
	christmas-world.freeservers.com /austria.html (1389 words)

	Leopold I, Duke of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leopold I (born August 4, 1290 in Vienna, died February 28, 1326 in Strassburg) was a Duke of Austria and Styria from the Habsburg family.
		As the administrator of Further Austria, he incurred a decisive loss against the Swiss in the Battle of Morgarten in 1315.
		Leopold married Catherine of Savoy (1284-1336), daughter of Amadeus V, Count of Savoy in 1315.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leopold_I_of_Austria_(Habsburg) (192 words)

	HOASM: Leopold Mozart (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Also in 1756 Leopold published his Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule (Augsburg, 1756; expanded ed., 1770; 3rd rev. ed., 1787); translated almost immediately into Dutch and French, it was one of the most significant and widely used treatises of the second half of the 18th century.
		Both Wolfgang and Nannerl were prodigies on the clavier, and beginning in 1762 Leopold took them on extensive, exhausting tours of the major musical centers of Europe.
		Among Leopold's own extensive oeuvre is a large number of sacred works (cantatas, oratorios, Masses, litanies, Magnificats, Psalms); many symphonies (a number of which have occasionally been attributed to Wolfgang), including the Symphony in D (De gustibus non est disputandum) and the Symphony in G (Sinfonia da caccia); serenades and divertimentos (incl.
	www.hoasm.org /XIIC/MozartL.html (341 words)

	RULERS OF AUSTRIA (ÖSTERREICH)
		The founder of the Babenberg family, Leopold I, was a son or grandson of the Bavarian duke Arnulf.
		RULERS OF Babenberg Margraves of Ostmark, Dukes of Austria from 1156
		Habsburg Dukes of Austria, Archdukes of Austria from 1453
	www-personal.umich.edu /~imladjov/AustrianRulers.htm (1001 words)

	Austrian History \| History of Austria :: Soccerphile
		One piece of evidence for this assertion was the discovery in 1908 of one of the oldest piece of art known to man – the 5cm tall statue 'Venus of Willendorf'.
		She insisted that Jews be kept behind a screen when in her presence, but is seen as one of Austria's greatest rulers.
		1995AD Austria joins the EU Austria attracts diplomatic sanctions from EU member states for allowing far right xenophobe politician Joerg Haider into government by means of a free, fair and democratic election.
	www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/euro2008/culture/austrian-history.html (1219 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Leopold III
		At age 23 he succeeded his father as margrave (military governor) of Austria.
		Father of Otto of Freising, who wrote Leopold's biography, and of Duke Henry II of Austria, and step-father to King Conrad III of Germany.
		Refused the throne of the Holy Roman Emperor in 1125.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintl20.htm (150 words)

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		Leopold William took the treasure to Vienna when he left the Netherlands in 1656.
		On his death, the treasure became the property of the Emperor of Austria, Leopold I. In 1665 Leopold gave the treasure to Louis XIV as a gift in recognition of the help of the French against the Turks and against a revolt of Austrian subjects in Hungary.
		In addition, copies were made by Emperor Leopold before the originals were given to Louis XIV; some of these have been recovered in Innsbruck.
	www.merovingiandynasty.com /kingdom.htm (373 words)

	History of Austria
		Between 976 and 1246, the Duchy of Austria was one of extensive feudal possessions of the Babenberg family - possibly descended from, or succeeded, a powerful Franconian family of the 9th century, from whose castle the city of Bamberg probably took its name.
		The duke of Austria, moreover, shall not owe any other service to the empire from his duchy, except that, when he is summoned, he shall come to the courts which the emperor shall announce in Bavaria.
		From the late 13th century, the rise of Austria is closely associated with the rise of the House of Habsburg.
	www.geocities.com /historyofaustria/history.html (20221 words)

	Austria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The story goes that one of the early rulers of Austria wore a white tunic in battle one day, and the battle was so bloody that the entire tunic was bloodstained by the end of the fighting.
		Duke Leopold V was supposedly granted these arms by King Henry VI, based on the battle-bloodied tunic of the duke, which had remained white only where covered by his wide belt.
		Andrew Wheatcroft (1995) "The Habsburgs - Embodying Empire" reported that Duke Leopold V of Austria (referred to in one source as "Leopold Heldenthum") was of the Babenberg dynasty.
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		Married secondly in 1837 in Naples Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (*1816 Vienna,†1867 Albano).
		Married in 1608 in Florence Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria (*1589 Graz,†1631 Padua).
		Married in 1736 in Vienna Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (*1717 Vienna,†1780 Vienna).
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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: University of Innsbruck
		In 1672 also the gymnasium was raised to the rank of an academy, and in 1673 this academy received the name and rank of a university, although lectures in medicine did not begin until 1674.
		The Emperor Leopold I of Austria promulgated the imperial decree of foundation in 1677, and it was in the same year that Pope Innocent XI granted the new university the customary rights and privileges.
		The university was recalled to life by Joseph's successor, Leopold II, to be again suppressed by the Bavarian Government in 1810, leaving a lyceum with merely philosophical and theological courses.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08024b.htm (1144 words)

	Leopold II, Holy Roman emperor, king of Bohemia and Hungary — Infoplease.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Leopold II Leopold II, 1747–92, Holy Roman emperor (1790–92), king of Bohemia and Hungary (1790–92), as Leopold I grand duke of Tuscany (1765–90), third son of Maria Theresa.
		Leopold's troops marched into the Austrian Netherlands and suppressed the Belgian insurrection in 1790.
		Leopold II is generally considered a ruler of outstanding diplomatic and administrative abilities.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0829447.html (375 words)

	The State Hermitage Museum: Collection Highlights
		The obverse shows a bust of the Emperor Leopold wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece on a ribbon around his neck.
		On the reverse is a double-headed eagle, the emblem of the archdukes of Austria.
		The coin bears the mark of the Viennese coin engraver Franz Faber.
	www.hermitagemuseum.org /html_En/03/hm3_7_1_3b.html (74 words)

	St. Leopold - Catholic Online
		Leopold was born at Melk, Austria, in 1073.
		In 1125, Leopold refused to become Emperor upon the death of his brother-in-law, Henry V. He died in 1135 at one of the monasteries he had founded.
		When one carries out the duties of one's state of life with fairness, justice, and virtue, as did Leopold, many people are won over not only to a peaceful political scene, but also to a life of faith and virtue.
	www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=301 (483 words)

	JURIST Austria - Austrian law, legal research, human rights
		Austria is a constitutional democracy with a federal parliamentary form of government.
		The highest courts of Austria's independent judiciary are the Constitutional Court; the Administrative Court, which handles bureaucratic disputes; and the Supreme Court, for civil and criminal cases.
		Cases in the Administrative and Supreme Courts concerning constitutional issues can be appealed to the Constitutional Court.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/austria.htm (448 words)

	Thomas's Glassware Tour --- Melk (A) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		After AD 976 it became the main seat of the Babenberg Margrave Leopold I of Austria and his successors.
		The castle section of Melk was donated to the abbey by Leopold III (the Saint) in 1113.
		The monastery library with a ceiling fresco of Paul Troger is one of the most important monastery libraries of Austria.
	www.thomasgraz.net /glass/gl-029.htm (343 words)

	ICOM-Österreich - Virtual Library museums pages Austria
		This catalogue includes a collection of on-line museums and other websites connected with museums in Austria.
		The history of Austria´s youngest province (in German)
		The history of the city, the art of the country and the abysses of archaeology (in German)
	icom.museum /vlmp/austria.html (1572 words)

	Country Studies - Austria: Political and Religious Consolidation under Leopold
		This Web book is based on public domain material provided by the US government and has been compiled using Coimbra.
		Reconstruction of the social, political, and economic infrastructure destroyed by the Thirty Years' War began during the reign of Ferdinand III (r.
		These values, rather than common governmental institutions and laws, gave the Heriditary Lands a sense of unity and identity that compensated for the continued weakness of administrative bodies at the center of Habsburg rule.
	www.photoglobe.info /ebooks/austria/cstudies_austria_0023.html (350 words)

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