Leopold V, Duke of Austria
PersonMedieval Europe
Duke of Austria and Styria, involved in the Third Crusade
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Leopold V, Duke of Austria
- Medieval Europe
- Crusades
- Holy Roman Empire
Leopold V, known as the Virtuous, was a member of the House of Babenberg. He ruled as Duke of Austria from 1177 and as Duke of Styria from 1192 until his death in 1194. Under the Georgenberg Pact, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa enfeoffed him with Styria in 1193. Leopold fought at the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade and imprisoned King Richard I at Dürnstein Castle in 1193.
- Duke of Austria
- 1177 to 1194
- Duke of Styria
- 1192 to 1194
- Known for
- Imprisoning King Richard I
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- Article
- Leopold V, Duke of Austria (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q319713
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- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
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- By Hans Part. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsHans Part, http://geschichte.landesmuseum.net/personen/personendetail.asp___id=-2043910503Modifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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