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Leopold V, Duke of Austria

1157 - 1194

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Leopold V (1157 – 31 December 1194), known as the Virtuous (German: der Tugendhafte) was a member of the House of Babenberg who reigned as Duke of Austria from 1177 and Duke of Styria within the Holy Roman Empire from 1192 until his death. The Georgenberg Pact resulted in Leopold being enfeoffed with Styria by Roman-German Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1193, which would lead to the eventual creation of modern Austria. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leopold V, Duke of Austria has received more than 243,792 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Leopold V, Duke of Austria is the 2,271st most popular politician (down from 2,169th in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Austria (up from 164th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Austrian Politician.

Leopold V, Duke of Austria was most famous for being the last Habsburg ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leopold V, Duke of Austria ranks 2,271 out of 19,576Before him are Valdemar III of Denmark, Tiberius Claudius Nero, Adélaïde of France, James IV of Scotland, Gennady Zyuganov, and Empress Go-Sakuramachi. After him are Auguste Mariette, Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, Naoto Kan, Ricimer, Otto Strasser, and Shirkuh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1157, Leopold V, Duke of Austria ranks 4Before him are Richard I of England, Tomoe Gozen, and Alfonso II of Aragon. After him are Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders, Alexander Neckam, and Eystein Meyla. Among people deceased in 1194, Leopold V, Duke of Austria ranks 3Before him are Guy of Lusignan, and Tancred, King of Sicily. After him are Emperor Xiaozong of Song, Sancho VI of Navarre, Casimir II the Just, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, Margaret I, Countess of Flanders, and Sviatoslav III of Kiev.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Leopold V, Duke of Austria ranks 157 out of 1,424Before him are Heinz Fischer (1938), Walther von der Vogelweide (1170), Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (1529), Georg Joachim Rheticus (1514), Hans Selye (1907), and Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria (1842). After him are Angela Hitler (1883), Otto Weininger (1880), Rudolf I of Bohemia (1281), Aribert Heim (1914), Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1906), and Albert III, Duke of Austria (1349).

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