Leopold II, Margrave of Austria

Leopold II
Leopold the Fair at the Battle of Mailberg, Babenberger Stammbaum, Klosterneuburg Monastery, 1489–1492
Margrave of Austria
Reign1075–1095
PredecessorErnest
SuccessorLeopold III
Born1050
Died(1095-10-12)12 October 1095
Gars am Kamp(?), Austria
SpouseIda of Formbach-Ratelnberg
Issue
Detail
Leopold III, Margrave of Austria
HouseBabenberg
FatherErnest
MotherAdelaide of Eilenburg

Leopold II (1050 – 12 October 1095), known as Leopold the Fair (German: Luitpold der Schöne), a member of the House of Babenberg,[1] 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.

  1. ^ Lingelbach 1913, p. 90.