Leopold, Duke of Lorraine

Leopold
Portrait by Nicolas-Philippe Dupuy
Duke of Lorraine and Bar
Reign18 April 1690 - 27 March 1729
PredecessorCharles V
SuccessorFrancis III Stephen
Born(1679-09-11)11 September 1679
Palace of Innsbruck, Tyrol, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire (now in Austria)
Died27 March 1729(1729-03-27) (aged 49)
Château de Lunéville Lorraine, Duchy of Lorraine (now in France)
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1698)
Issue
Detail
HouseLorraine
FatherCharles V, Duke of Lorraine
MotherEleanor of Austria
ReligionRoman Catholicism
SignatureLeopold's signature

Leopold the Good (11 September 1679 – 27 March 1729) was Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1690 to his death.[1] Through his son Francis Stephen, he is the direct male ancestor of all rulers of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, including all Emperors of Austria.

  1. ^ Griffin, Stephen (December 2022). "Duke Leopold of Lorraine, Small State Diplomacy, and the Stuart Court in Exile, 1716–1729". The Historical Journal. 65 (5): 1244–1261. doi:10.1017/S0018246X2100090X. hdl:10344/11021. ISSN 0018-246X. S2CID 246347835.