Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Leopold VI, Duke of Austria

austrian duke

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1176

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1230

Profession: sovereign

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Leopold VI (German: Luitpold VI.
von Österreich, 15 October 1176 – 28 July 1230), known as Leopold the Glorious (German: Luitpold der Glorreiche), was the Duke of Styria from 1194 and the Duke of Austria from 1198 to his death in 1230.
He was a member of the House of Babenberg.
Like his predecessors, he attempted to develop the land by founding monasteries.
His most important foundation is Lilienfeld in the Lower Austrian valley of the Traisen river, where he was buried after his death.
Besides that, he supported the then highly modern Mendicant Orders of the Franciscans and Dominicans.