Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1705)

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1658 to 1705

Leopold I 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 after the death of his elder brother Ferdinand IV. Elected in 1658, Leopold…