Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Leopold II was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1824 to 1859. He married twice; firstly Maria Anna of Saxony, and after her death in 1832 Maria Antonia of the Two-Sicilies. By the latter, he had a son, Ferdinand, who later succeeded him. Leopold was recognised contemporarily as a liberal monarch, authorising the Tuscan Constitution of 1848, and allowing a degree of press freedom.

Occupation

sovereign, politician

Position held

Member of the House of Lords (Austria)

Citizenship

Grand Duchy of Tuscany

Born

October 3, 1797, November 15, 1799

Died

January 29, 1870