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Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1797-1870

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1797 - 1870

Biography

Leopold II (3 October 1797 – 29 January 1870), was Grand Duke of Tuscany (1824–1859). The Grand Duke was deposed briefly by a provisional government in 1849, only to be restored the same year with the assistance of Austrian troops, who occupied the state until 1855. Leopold attempted a policy of neutrality with regard to the Second Italian War of Independence, but was expelled by a bloodless coup on 27 April 1859, just before the beginning of the war.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Grand Duke Leopold of Tuscany letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 840380
Mss 840380
Date(s): 1840-06-30
Abstract

In English.

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