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  Babenberg
Leopold supported Henry, the son of Henry III, in his rising against his father, but was soon drawn over to the emperor's side, and in 1106 married his daughter Agnes, widow of Frederick I of Swabia[?].
One of Leopold's sons was Otto[?], bishop of Freising[?].
Leopold's brother Henry[?] (surnamed Jasomirgott from his favourite oath, "So help me God!") was made count palatine of the Rhine in 1140, and became margrave of Austria on Leopold's death in 1141.
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Leopold and his descendants ruled Austria until the extinction of the family in 1246, and by their skill and foresight raised the mark to an important place among the German states.
Leopold was killed in 1386 at the battle of Sempach, and Albert became guardian for his four nephews, who subsequently ruled their lands in common.
Leopold, therefore, who made his debut on the European stage as the executor of the ban of the Empire against the insurgent Liegeois, was free to pose as the champion of order against the Revolution, without needing to fear the resentment of his subjects.
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 The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Leopold V, the Virtuous, son of Henry II, took part in the Third Crusade and fought so bravely that, as we are told, his armour was stained blood red, and only the part under the sword belt remained white.
Leopold's son and successor, Frederick II, the last of the Babenberg line, was knighted with much religious pomp at the feast of the Purification of the Virgin, 1232, in the castle church.
Leopold II virtually suspended the general seminaries, permitted the bishops to have seminaries under their own control, and granted to the monasteries the right to give theological courses.
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 Babenberg - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
From this time the Babenbergs lost their influence in Franconia; but in 976 Leopold, a member of the family who was a count in the Donnegau, is described as margrave of the East Mark, a district not more than 60 m.
The succeeding margrave, Leopold II., quarrelled with Henry IV., who was unable to oust him from the mark or to prevent the succession of his son Leopold III.
Leopold supported Henry, son of Henry IV., in his rising against his father, but was soon drawn over to the emperor's side, and in 11°6 married his daughter Agnes, widow of Frederick I., duke of Swabia.
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Leopold supported Henry, son of Henry IV., in his rising against his father, but was soon drawn over to the emperor's side, and in 1106 married his daughter Agnes, widow of Frederick I., duke of Swabia.
One of Leopold's sons was Otto, bishop of Freising (q.v.).
Leopold's brother Henry (surnamed Jasomirgott from his favourite oath, " So help me God!") was made count palatine of the Rhine in 1140, and became margrave of Austria on Leopold's death in 1141.
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 Leopold - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leopold III of Austria (Saint Leopold) -- (1095-1136)
Leopold the Strong (from the dynasty of the Otakars), Margrave of Styria from 1122 to 1129
Leopold, Victoria is a suburb of Geelong, Australia.
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 Leopold V of Austria (Babenberg):   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Leopold V (1157 – December 31, 1194), the Virtuous, was a Babenberg duke of Austria from 1177 to 1194 and Styria from 1192 to 1194.
Leopold was the son of Henry II Jasomirgott and his Byzantine wife Theodora Comnena.
Leopold is mainly remembered outside Austria for his participation in the Third Crusade.
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 The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power, by John S. C. Abbott   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Leopold the First inherited all the ambition and energy of the house of Hapsburg, and was ever watching with an eagle eye to extend his dominions, and to magnify his power.
Leopold, the second son of the duke, who was but fifteen years of age, succeeded his father, in the dominion of the Swiss estates; and after a desultory warfare of a few months, was successful in negotiating a peace, or rather an armed truce, with the successful insurgents.
Leopold II., who after the battle of Sempach succeeded his father in the Swiss estates, assumed the guardianship of Albert, and the administration of Austria, till the young duke should be of age.
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 Babenberg - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Among Leopold's successors were Leopold III ; Leopold IV and Henry II, also dukes of Bavaria (1139-56); and Henry II, called Jasomirgott ("if God will") for his favorite phrase.
Duke Leopold V took part in the Third Crusade and later made Richard I of England a prisoner.
Leopold VI, called the Glorious, brought the house to its greatest power.
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 Gatorsports.com :: 100 years of Gator Football   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
When Styria came under the hegemony of Charlemagne as a part of Karantania (Carinthia), erected as a border territory against the Avars and Slavs, there was a large influx of Bavarii and other Christianized Germanic peoples, whom the bishops of Salzburg and the patriarchs of Aquileia kept faithful to Rome.
During the reign of Margrave Ottokar IV (1164-92) Styria was raised to a duchy by the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, in 1180 after the fall of Henry the Lion of Bavaria.
Styria is the setting for the vampiric activities of Carmilla in Sheridan Le Fanu's story of the same name and in the film The Vampire Lovers.
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 JewishEncyclopedia.com - STYRIA:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
On the 11th of May, 1421, all the Jews of Styria were, almost at the same hour, thrown into prison.
At the latter place, a well-known health resort, a Jewish hospital was erected in 1884, owing partly to the efforts of the poet Leopold Kompert.
The Jews of Styria are occupied mainly in trade and commerce; but there are also some farmers among them; and, curiously enough, one of the greatest swineries near Graz is maintained by a Jew.
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 Christian Leopold, Baron von Buch - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
CHRISTIAN LEOPOLD VON BUCH, Baron (1774-1853), German geologist and geographer, a member of an ancient and noble Prussian family, was born at Stolpe in Pomerania on the 26th of April 1774.
In 1797 he met Humboldt at Salzburg, and with him explored the geological formations of Styria, and the adjoining Alps.
In the spring of the following year, von Buch extended his excursions into Italy, where his faith in the Neptunian theory was shaken.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Styria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Bordering on Slovenia in the south, Styria is predominately mountainous, with many forests, pastures, and meadowlands.
14,046), in Styria prov., E central Austria, at the confluence of the Mur and the Mürz rivers.
After the loss (1260) of Styria to Ottocar II of Bohemia, Stephen returned to Transylvania and married a Cuman princess.
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 CHAPTER I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In 976 his son, the emperor Otto II., entrusted the government of this mark, soon to be known as Austria, to Leopold, a member of the family of Babenberg, and its administration was conducted with vigour and success.
Styria appears at this time to have shared the fortunes of Austria, but it was claimed by Bela IV., king of Hungary, who conquered the land, and made a treaty with Ottakar in 1254 which confirmed him in its possession.
William and Leopold, the two eldest sons of Duke Leopold III., and, with their younger brothers Ernest and Frederick, the joint rulers of Styria, Carinthia and Tirol, died early in the 15th century, and in 1406 Ernest and Frederick made a division of their lands.
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Leopold I, brother of the above, duke of Austria and Styria from 1308 - 1326.
Leopold III, duke of Styria, Carinthia, Tyrol, and Further Austria until 1386, when he was killed in the Battle of Sempach.
A son of Leopold II was Archduke Rainer of Austria whose wife was from the House of Savoy; a daugther Adelaide, Queen of Sardina was the wife of King Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy, and Sardina and King of Italy.
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 Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Leopold II (born Peter Leopold Joseph) (May 5, 1747 – March 1, 1792) was the penultimate Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792 and Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Leopold was born in Vienna, a third son, and was at first educated for the priesthood, but the theological studies to which he was forced to apply himself are believed to have influenced his mind in a way unfavourable to the Church.
Leopold was too purely a politician not to be secretly pleased at the destruction of the power of France and of her influence in Europe by her internal disorders.
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 The Reformation in the Balkans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ferdinand III (-1657) was duke of Austria (Upper and Lower), margrave of Styria, duke of Carinthia and Carniola, and held various lands and titles in Swabia.
Leopold had been crowned king of Hungary in 1655 and king of Bohemia earlier in 1657, but he had not yet been elected as king of the Romans.
In 1687 Leopold got the Hungarian Diet to make the crown of St Stephen hereditary in the house of Habsburg, and abolished the ancient right (dating back to 1222) of the Magyar nobility to rebel against any king who violated their rights.
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 Leopold Iii   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Leopold III of Austria (Babenberg) - Leopold III (1073 – November 15, 1136), Margrave of Austria 1095-1136, also known as Saint Leopold (his feast day being November 15), patron saint of Austria in general and of Vienna, Lower Austria and jointly with Saint Florian of Upper Austria in particular.
Leopold III of Austria (Habsburg) - Leopold III (November 1, 1351,Vienna–July 9, 1386, Sempach) from the Habsburg family was a Duke of Austria, Styria and Carinthia.
Leopold III of Belgium - Leopold III, Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (November 3, 1901 – September 25, 1983) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in favour of his Heir Apparent, his son Baudouin.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Seckau
The original intention of that emperor, to establish an archbishopric at Graz, was frustrated by the opposition of the Archbishop of Salzburg.
The limits of Seckau are due to a regulation of 1859, incorporating the Diocese of Leoben with that of Seckau, while Seckau ceded Southern Styria with its (chiefly) Slovenian population to the Diocese of Lavant.
Leopold Schuster, who became prince-bishop in 1893, was before his elevation professor of Church history in the University of Graz, and is well known for his historical writings.
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 BABENBERG - Online Information article about BABENBERG
Leopold, a member of the family who was a count in the Donnegau, is described as margrave of the See also:
Leopold supported Henry, son of Henry IV., in his rising against his father, but was soon See also:
Styria in 1192 under the will of his kinsman Duke Ottakar IV.
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 Istria on the Internet - History - Hapsburg Dynasty
Leopold III, duke of Carinthia and Styria, who was killed in 1386 at the battle of Sempach, had four sons, of whom two only, Frederick and Ernest, left male issue.
The difficulties which impeded the completion of this scheme were gradually overcome, and the result was that when Matthias died in 1619 the whole of the lands of the Austrian Habsburgs was united under the rule of the emperor Ferdinand II [pictured].
Ferdinand III succeeded his father Ferdinand II, and during the long reign of the former’s son, Leopold I, the Austrian, like the Spanish, Habsburgs were on the defensive against the aggressive policy of Louis XIV, and in addition they had to withstand the assaults of the Turks.
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 King Leopold Ii   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Leopold II of Belgium - King Leopold II (April 9, 1835 – December 17, 1909), succeeded his father, Leopold I of Belgium, to the Belgian throne in 1865 as Leopold II, King of the Belgians and remained king until his death.
Outside of Belgium, however, he is chiefly remembered as the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State, a private project undertaken by the King to extract rubber and ivory, which relied on slavery and is held responsible for the deaths of millions of...
Order of Leopold II - The Order of Leopold II is a military order of Belgium and is named in honor of King Léopold II.
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 The Genealogy Website of Adams/Simpson - pafg658 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Leopold III Of Austria Hapsburg was born in 1351 in Germany Son Of Albert II Of Hapsburg,,.
Leo pold III was a war-like ruler, fought with the Bavarians, Venetians, and the Swiss.
Leopold III, son of Albert II of Austria, beca me co-Regent of the Empire of Austria in 1365.
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 RULERS OF AUSTRIA (ÖSTERREICH)
  The founder of the Babenberg family, Leopold I, was a son or grandson of the Bavarian duke Arnulf.
  However, a descendant of Leopold III was elected German king as Friedrich III in 1440 (crowned emperor 1452), and with him began the continuous Habsburg ascendancy.
Son of Ernst; in Styria and Carinthia; Austria 1457 and Tyrol 1490 (Archduke 1453)
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 Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : November 15, 2003 : Albert the Great
Leopold of Austria is not on the Universal Roman Calendar but is on particular calendars.
If St. Leopold is the patron, local churches, monasteries, dioceses may still celebrate this saint's feast, and priests have the option to celebrate his feast as an optional memorial.
Leopold died after reigning as margrave for forty years at Klosterneuburg.
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 Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rudolph I, duke of Austria and Styria together with his brother 1282 - 1283, was dispossessed by his brother, who eventually would be murdered by one of Rudolph's sons.
Leopold III, duke of Styria, Carinthia, Tyrol, and Vorderösterreich until 1386, when he was killed in the
Leopold IV, son of Leopold III, 1391 regent of Vorderösterreich, 1395 -
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 Leopold I :: Emperors : Gourt
Leopold I - Biography noting his patronage of music and his own compositional abilities from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor - Biographical information noting the political and military struggles during his rule and commenting upon his cultural impact.
Letter of the Emperor Leopold I to King James II - Plea for cooperation with the English monarch because of pressure from the Turks on one side and the French on the other.
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 Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
King Ottokar II (1230–78) of Bohemia occupied Austria, Styria, and Carniola.
Joseph’s brother and successor, Leopold II, revoked most of the reforms and was forced to recognize Hungary as a separate Habsburg unit.
The French rebels’ democratic and nationalistic ideas were a threat to the absolutist Habsburgs, who were drawn into the conflict after Leopold II was succeeded by his reactionary son, Francis II, in 1792.
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 Familiengeschichte - Besitztümer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the 17th and 18th century, approximately a fifth of the provinces of Styria belonged to the counts of Herberstein.
In this days as governor of Styria, Leopold was also responsible for the building of the Graz Playhouse ("Schauspielhaus").
In 1938, Eggenberg Castle was purchased by the province of Styria.
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 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of November 15
Margrave Leopold Babenberger, the grandson of Emperor Henry III, was educated by Bishop Altmann of Passau and succeeded his father as fourth margrave of Austria when he was 23 (1095).
In art Saint Leopold is an armed count with a cross upon his coronet, a banner with three eagles, and a model of the church of Heiligenkreuz (Holy Cross) in his hand.
Leopold is the patron saint of Austria (Encyclopedia); his feast is a national holiday (Farmer).
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