Mar 23
Emperor Leopold I (1640-1705) Placed the Hereditary Lands under the Protection of St. Joseph
Artist: Anonymous (Austrian)
Date: ca. 1690
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Description
Emperor Leopold I (reigned 1658–1705) was a devoutly Catholic, Baroque-era Holy Roman Emperor who, in a significant act of piety, placed the Habsburg hereditary lands under the special protection of St. Joseph. This act (c. 1690) highlighted his deep religious conviction, often referred to as pietas Austriaca, which shaped his reign during a period of severe conflicts with the Ottoman Empire and France
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