1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
SYNOD OF.) The grand duke also contemplated granting a form of constitution, but his Teutonic rigidity was not popular and many of his reforms were ahead of the times and not appreciated by the people. At the death of his brother, Joseph II., in 1790, Leopold became emperor, and repaired to Vienna. After a brief regency he appointed his second son, Ferdinand III., who had been born and brought up in Tuscany, grand duke. During the French revolutionary wars Ferdinand tried to maintain neutrality so as to avoid forei…
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