Germany: Copper engraving of Leopold I (1640-1705), 37th Holy Roman emperor, 1685-1699, Peace Palace Library, the Hague

Leopold I (1640-1705) was the second son of Emperor Ferdinand III, and became heir apparent after the death of his older brother, Ferdinand IV. He was elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1658 after his father's death, and by then had also already become Archduke of Austria and claimed the crowns of Germany, Croatia, Bohemia and Hungary.

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