1640 - 1705
Leopold I (full name: Leopold Ignaz Joseph Balthasar Felician; Hungarian: 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 longest-ruling Habsburg emperor (46 years and 9 months). Leopold's reign is known for conflicts with the Ottoman Empire in the east and rivalry with Louis XIV, a contemporary and first cousin, in the west. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor has received more than 1,015,928 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor is the 229th most popular politician (up from 324th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Austria (up from 32nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Austrian Politician.
Leopold I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1790-1792. He is most famous for being the first emperor to recognize the United States as an independent nation.
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Among politicians, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 229 out of 15,710. Before him are Charles I of Austria, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Suleiman II, Harald V of Norway, and Ferdinand II of Aragon. After him are Christina, Queen of Sweden, Charles IX of France, Mahmud II, Lech Wałęsa, Sulla, and Joe Biden.
1887 - 1922
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 223
1935 - Present
HPI: 82.55
Rank: 224
600 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 82.54
Rank: 225
1642 - 1691
HPI: 82.52
Rank: 226
1937 - Present
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 227
1452 - 1516
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 228
1640 - 1705
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 229
1626 - 1689
HPI: 82.50
Rank: 230
1550 - 1574
HPI: 82.47
Rank: 231
1785 - 1839
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 232
1943 - Present
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 233
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 234
1942 - Present
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 235
Among people born in 1640, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1. After him are Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, Man in the Iron Mask, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, La Voisin, Pu Songling, Aphra Behn, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Gaspar Sanz, Abraham Mignon, and Antoine Coysevox. Among people deceased in 1705, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1. After him are Jacob Bernoulli, Luca Giordano, Emeric Thököly, Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Catherine of Braganza, Ninon de l'Enclos, Philipp Spener, John Ray, Pierre Beauchamp, Madame d'Aulnoy, and George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
1640 - 1705
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 1
1640 - 1701
HPI: 81.75
Rank: 2
1640 - 1707
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 3
1640 - 1703
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 4
1640 - 1673
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 5
1640 - 1680
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 6
1640 - 1715
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 7
1640 - 1689
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 8
1640 - 1700
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 9
1640 - 1710
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 10
1640 - 1679
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 11
1640 - 1720
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 12
1640 - 1705
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 1
1654 - 1705
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 2
1634 - 1705
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 3
1657 - 1705
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 4
1668 - 1705
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 5
1638 - 1705
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 6
1620 - 1705
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 7
1635 - 1705
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 8
1627 - 1705
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 9
1631 - 1705
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 10
1651 - 1705
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 11
1624 - 1705
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 12
Among people born in Austria, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 24 out of 1,075. Before him are Alfred Adler (1870), Johann Strauss II (1825), Erwin Schrödinger (1887), Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685), Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747), and Charles I of Austria (1887). After him are Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (1791), Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578), Romy Schneider (1938), Egon Schiele (1890), Johann Strauss I (1804), and Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552).
1870 - 1937
HPI: 83.57
Rank: 18
1825 - 1899
HPI: 83.54
Rank: 19
1887 - 1961
HPI: 83.20
Rank: 20
1685 - 1740
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 21
1747 - 1792
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 22
1887 - 1922
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 23
1640 - 1705
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 24
1791 - 1847
HPI: 82.44
Rank: 25
1578 - 1637
HPI: 82.25
Rank: 26
1938 - 1982
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 27
1890 - 1918
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 28
1804 - 1849
HPI: 81.94
Rank: 29
1552 - 1612
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 30
Among politicians born in Austria, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 9. Before him are Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830), Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741), Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459), Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685), Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747), and Charles I of Austria (1887). After him are Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578), Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552), Ferdinand I of Austria (1793), Theodoric the Great (454), Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (1557), and Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1415).
1830 - 1916
HPI: 87.23
Rank: 3
1741 - 1790
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 4
1459 - 1519
HPI: 84.14
Rank: 5
1685 - 1740
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 6
1747 - 1792
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 7
1887 - 1922
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 8
1640 - 1705
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 9
1578 - 1637
HPI: 82.25
Rank: 10
1552 - 1612
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 11
1793 - 1875
HPI: 81.30
Rank: 12
454 - 526
HPI: 80.27
Rank: 13
1557 - 1619
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 14
1415 - 1493
HPI: 79.80
Rank: 15