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Leopold II, Margrave of Austria

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36: 491: 324: 273:, 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. 768: 337:
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 644:A Brief Survey of Austrian History 442:Ida, married the Přemyslid prince 14: 1549:11th-century margraves of Austria 1416:Frederick IV of the Empty Pockets 284:and convened an Austrian diet at 693:Leopold II, Margrave of Austria 148:Leopold III, Margrave of Austria 604:Lingelbach, William E. (1913). 1: 585:Leeper, Alexander W. (1941). 409:. Leopold and Ida had a son: 328: 1432:Maximilian I the Last Knight 1335:Maximilian I the Last Knight 1086:Maximilian I the Last Knight 882:Frederick II the Quarrelsome 526:A Concise History of Austria 353:and in 1083 established the 292:to his loyal supporter Duke 1279:Styria, Carinthia, Carniola 587:History of Medieval Austria 1565: 1070:Ladislaus I the Posthumous 451:Sophia (d. 1154), married 420:as well as six daughters: 128:Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg 15: 794:Leopold I the Illustrious 735: 726: 718: 691: 667:. Vienna: Verlag Degener. 663:Wegener, Wilhelm (1965). 640:Rickett, Richard (1985). 345:. Altmann introduced the 33: 1319:Frederick V the Peaceful 1078:Frederick V the Peaceful 866:Frederick I the Catholic 623:Die Welt der Babenberger 436:(d. 1142), married Duke 389:In 1065 Leopold married 46:Klosterneuburg Monastery 874:Leopold VI the Glorious 810:Adalbert the Victorious 625:. Graz: Verlag Styria. 522:Beller, Steven (2007). 481:Lingelbach 1913, p. 90. 316:river, ruled by Prince 294:Vratislav II of Bohemia 220:Investiture Controversy 1327:Albert VI the Prodigal 1046:Albert III the Pigtail 992:Leopold I the Glorious 968:Rudolf II the Debonair 858:Leopold V the Virtuous 566:Lechner, Karl (1976). 545:Brooke, Z. N. 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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
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
Walk to Canossa

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