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Leopold I (Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

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art collector, monarch, commissioner (person who orders works)

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: Habsburg, Leopold Ignaz Joseph Balthasar Felician von

Qualifications: art collector, monarch, commissioner (person who orders works)

Nationality/school: Austrian

Born: Vienna (city) 1640-06-09

Deceased: Vienna (city) 1705-05-05

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: 2nd son of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna of Spain. Married 1) in 1666 to Margaret Theresa of Spain (died 1673), 2) in 1673 to archduchess Claudia Felicitas of Austria (died 1676) and 3) to Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg; father of Archduchess Maria Antonia, Electress of Bavaria, Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth, Governor of the Netherlands, Archduke Leopold Joseph, Maria Anna, Queen of Portugal, Archduchess Maria Theresa, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Archduchess Maria Josepha and Archduchess Maria Magdalena

See also In this field, you will find references to names of groups or to the artists that made/make up groups. You may also come across references to other artists if there was/is question of collaboration without a joint name. This is the case, for instance, with artists who rendered parts of works by other artists (such as with P.P Rubens and J. Brueghel I).

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1 hit in RKDlibrary as subject
1 hit in RKDexcerpts as artist

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Wenen (stad) 1640 - 1705
Leopold received the traditional program of education in the Liberal arts, history, literature, natural science and astronomy. He was particularly interested in music, as his father emperor Ferdinand III had been. From an early age Leopold showed an inclination toward learning. He became fluent in Latin, Italian, German, French, and Spanish. In addition to German, Italian would be the most favored language at his court.

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Literature

Literature in RKDLibrary: 1 hit in RKDlibrary as subject

Houbraken 1718-1721 , vol. 1 (1718), p. 290; vol. 2 (1719), p. 93, 102, 105, 215, vol. 3 (1721), p. 295-296 (as: Keizer Leopoldus)
Gerson 1942/1983 , p. 284, 287
Horn/Van Leeuwen 2021 [Houbraken Translated]

H. Haupt, 'Archivalien zur Kulturgeschichte des Wiener Hofes : III. Teil: Kaiser Leopold I.; die Jahre 1661-1670', Jahrbuch der Kunsthistorischen Sammlungen in Wien 79 (1983), p. 133-CXIX

Project: Gerson Digital : Germany

External links: this patron in Ecartico

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Creation date: 2017-09-29; Last modified date: 2023-02-09

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