Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

Leopold I Habsburg (June 9, 1640 – May 5, 1705), Holy Roman emperor, was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna, daughter of Philip III of Spain.

Private life

The emperor was married three times. His first wife was Margaret Theresa (d. 1673), daughter of Philip IV of Spain (the young infanta depicted in Diego Velasquez' "Las Meninas"), his second, Archduchess Claudia Felicitas (d. 1676), the heiress of Tirol, and his third, Eleanora, a princess of the Palatinate (German: Pfalz). By his first two wives, he had no sons, but his third wife bore him two: Joseph and Charles, both of whom became emperors. He also had four daughters.

Related Topics:
Margaret Theresa - 1673 - Philip IV of Spain - Diego Velasquez - Claudia Felicitas - 1676 - Eleanora - Palatinate - Pfalz - Joseph - Charles

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