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Leopold II, Margrave of Austria

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36: 329: 496: 278:, a loyal supporter of Pope Gregory who was expelled from his diocese by Henry's forces in 1078. Altmann fled to Austria and Margrave Leopold had to face an invasion by royal troops the next year, which led to the final break with the king. 196: 342:
While Bishop Altmann of Passau stayed in Austria, the margraviate obtained a leading position in promoting the Gregorian Reforms, overruling the concept of
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Leopold II succeeded as margrave upon his father's death in June 1075, at the time when the Investiture Dispute broke out between King Henry IV and
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where he officially dissociated from Henry. Subsequently, he was declared deposed by the king, who gave the
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castle, the last margravial residence of Leopold, are 68 kilometres (42 mi) away.
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in January 1077. However, he switched sides under the influence of his wife
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Leopold II and Abbot Sigibold of Melk, ceiling fresco in Melk Abbey,
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region by donating extended premises high above the shore of the
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Adelaide (d. after 1120), married Count Theoderic II of Formbach
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Die Babenberger: Markgrafen und Herzoge von Österreich 976–1246
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from 1090 to 1122, and secondly Count Sieghard X of Burghausen.
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Genealogischen Tafeln zur mitteleuropäischen Geschichte
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In summer 1081, while King Henry IV was on campaign in
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Leopold the Fair was born in 1050, the son of Margrave
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duke invaded Austria and defeated Leopold in the 1082
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from 1075 until his death in 1095. A supporter of the
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since the appointment of Leopold's great-grandfather
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London: Oxford University Press. 190:(1050 – 12 October 1095), known as 13: 649:A Brief Survey of Austrian History 447:Ida, married the Přemyslid prince 14: 1565: 1554:11th-century margraves of Austria 1421:Frederick IV of the Empty Pockets 678: 289:and convened an Austrian diet at 698:Leopold II, Margrave of Austria 148:Leopold III, Margrave of Austria 609:Lingelbach, William E. (1913). 489: 480: 1: 590:Leeper, Alexander W. (1941). 468: 414:. Leopold and Ida had a son: 333: 1437:Maximilian I the Last Knight 1340:Maximilian I the Last Knight 1091:Maximilian I the Last Knight 887:Frederick II the Quarrelsome 531:A Concise History of Austria 358:and in 1083 established the 297:to his loyal supporter Duke 230: 7: 1284:Styria, Carinthia, Carniola 592:History of Medieval Austria 10: 1570: 1075:Ladislaus I the Posthumous 456:Sophia (d. 1154), married 425:as well as six daughters: 128:Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg 15: 1383: 1278: 943: 898: 799:Leopold I the Illustrious 789: 740: 731: 723: 696: 672:. Vienna: Verlag Degener. 668:Wegener, Wilhelm (1965). 645:Rickett, Richard (1985). 350:. Altmann introduced the 175: 165: 153: 133: 123: 100: 92: 88: 78: 68: 60: 53: 33: 28: 1324:Frederick V the Peaceful 1083:Frederick V the Peaceful 871:Frederick I the Catholic 628:Die Welt der Babenberger 441:(d. 1142), married Duke 394:In 1065 Leopold married 46:Klosterneuburg Monastery 879:Leopold VI the Glorious 815:Adalbert the Victorious 630:. 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(1938). 339: 253:Margraviate of Austria 243:, the daughter of the 204: 1413:William the Courteous 1397:Rudolf IV the Founder 1300:William the Courteous 1059:Albert IV the Patient 1035:Rudolf IV the Founder 932:Ottokar II of Bohemia 908:Vladislaus of Moravia 626:Pohl, Walter (1995). 443:Bořivoj II of Bohemia 390:Marriage and children 331: 241:Adelaide of Eilenburg 180:Adelaide of Eilenburg 42:Babenberger Stammbaum 1405:Leopold III the Just 1292:Leopold III the Just 1043:Leopold III the Just 989:Frederick I the Fair 935:(claimant 1251–1278) 927:(claimant 1250–1268) 924:Frederick I of Baden 919:(claimant 1248–1250) 911:(claimant 1246–1247) 855:Henry II Jasomirgott 847:Leopold the Generous 839:Leopold III the Good 653:. 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Index

Leopold II

Klosterneuburg Monastery
Margrave of Austria
Ernest
Leopold III
Gars am Kamp
Austria
Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg
Issue
Detail
Leopold III, Margrave of Austria
House
Babenberg
Ernest
Adelaide of Eilenburg
‹See Tfd›
German
House of Babenberg
Margrave of Austria
Gregorian Reforms
Henry IV
Investiture Controversy
Ernest of Austria
Adelaide of Eilenburg
Wettin
Dedi I of Lusatia
Margraviate of Austria
Leopold I
Pope Gregory VII

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