Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

Leopold I (Leopold Ignaz Joseph Balthasar Franz Felician; I. Lipót; 9 June 1640 – 5 May 1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia. The second son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, by his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain, Leopold became heir apparent in 1654 by the death of his elder brother Ferdinand IV. Elected in 1658, Leopold ruled the Holy Roman Empire until his death in 1705, becoming the second longest-ruling Habsburg emperor (46 years and 9 months). He was both a composer and considerable patron of music. His nephew Leopold, Duke of Lorraine was named in his honour.

Issue

 * 1) Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (26 July 1678 – 17 April 1711) married Princess Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg and had issue.
 * 2) Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (13 December 1680 – 26 August 1741) created governor of the Austrian Netherlands.
 * 3) Maria Anna of Austria  7 September 1683 – 14 August 1754) married John V of Portugal and had issue.
 * 4) Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria 	(22 August 1684 - 28 September 1696) died young.
 * 5) Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor 1 October 1685 – 20 October 1740) married Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and had issue.
 * 6) Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria  (6 March 1687 – 14 April 1703) died young.
 * 7) Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria (26 March 1689 – 1 May 1743) never married.

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