Leopold I

American  

noun

1. 1640–1705, king of Hungary 1655–1705; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1658–1705.

2. 1790–1865, king of Belgium 1831–65.

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Leopold I British  

/ ˈlɪəˌpəʊld /

noun

1. 1640–1705, Holy Roman Emperor (1658–1705). His reign was marked by wars with Louis XIV of France and with the Turks

2. 1790–1865, first king of the Belgians (1831–65)

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Example Sentences

Leopold: I usually didn’t bring documents home in my briefcase, but one time I did, and on that night my Volkswagen Beetle was broken into.

From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2017

Late in his career, however, he stepped up his game with a large, ambitious multifigure scene, the “Repentant Magdalene,” thought to be a commission for Emperor Leopold I of Vienna.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2016

The program features works by, among others, Bertali, Buonamente, Fux and Schmelzer, who composed for the court of the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, a music lover who recruited virtuosos from Italy and Austria.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2014

But he never forgot the lesson his autocratic grandfather and predecessor Leopold I had learned through hard experience: in Belgium, a King is supposed to govern, not to rule.

From Time Magazine Archive

Victory of the united forces of Germany, France, and Italy, under Montecucoli, general of Leopold I, at St. Gotthard, Hungary.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 by Rudd, John