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Leopold III (German: Luitpold, 1073 – 15 November 1136), known as Leopold the Good, was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg.He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Vienna.His feast day is 15 November.
Saint. He was the Margrave of Austria in 1095-1136. He is the patron saint of Austria, of the city of Vienna, of Lower Austria, and, jointly with Saint Florian, of Upper Austria. His feast day is November 15. Leopold was born in Melk, the son of Margrave Leopold II and Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg. He married twice. His...
Leopold III, known as Leopold the Good, was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November.
LEOPOLD III OF AUSTRIA, ST. Margrave of Austria; b. Gars, Austria, c. 1075; d. Nov. 15, 1136. Leopold was educated by St. altman of passau. Because of his loyalty during the investiture struggle, Pope innocent ii called him "Son of St. Peter." Leopold later changed his allegiance to Emperor henry v and married Henry's daughter Agnes. Two of his six sons were the historian otto of freising and ...
Nov 15, 2018 · Saint of the Day – 15 November – St Leopold III (1073-1136) – “Leopold the Good” Margrave of Austria (the Margraviate of Austria was a southeastern frontier march (borderland) of the Holy Roman Empire created in 976 out of the territory on the border with the Principality of Hungary) – born in 1073 at Melk, Lower Austria, Austria and died in 1136 at the abbey of Klosternburg ...
Biography. Born in Vienna, Leopold was a younger son of Duke Albert II of Austria (thereby a grandson of King Albert I of Germany), and younger brother of the Dukes Rudolf IV and Albert III.His mother, Joanna of Pfirt, a daughter of Princess Joanna of Burgundy, was 51 when she gave birth to him and died shortly after.Upon the death of Albert II, his eldest son Rudolf IV, called the Founder ...
Leopold III, the governing lord 'Margrave' of Austria, lived from 1073 to 1136 A. D. and came from the noble family of the Babenbergs. Since 1663, St. Leopold is the National Patron of Austria and specially also the Patron Saint of Vienna, Lower Austria and (together with St. Florian) of Upper Austria.
Leopold II (1050 – 12 October 1095), known as Leopold the Fair (German: Luitpold der Schöne), a member of the House of Babenberg, was Margrave of Austria from 1075 until his death in 1095. A supporter of the Gregorian Reforms, he was one of the main opponents of the German king Henry IV during the Investiture Controversy.
Leopold III was the sixth Margrave of Austria. He ruled for more than four decades in the late 11th Century and early 12th Century. Leopold was born in 1073, at Babenberg Castle in Gars am Kamp.
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