!!!Firmian, Leopold Ernst Graf Firmian, Count Leopold Ernst, b. Trento (Italy), Sept. 22, 1708, d. Passau (Germany), March 13, 1783, bishop. 1739 Bishop of Seckau, 1763 Bishop of Passau (last administrator of Upper Austria and Lower Austria), 1772 cardinal. In 1769 he initiated the reform of the educational system under Maria Theresia. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Firmian,_Leopold_Ernst_Graf|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]