!!!Leopold II. Liutpold, Babenberger-Markgraf, geb. 1050

b. 1050, 
d. Oct. 12, 1095, Babenberg Margrave of Austria (from 1075); son of  
Ernst (the Brave), father of  Leopold III. Supported Henry IV 
initially in the investiture dispute but under the influence of Bishop 
 Altmann of Passau and his wife Itha recanted in front of the 
provincial parliament in Tulln in 1081 and was removed from office by 
the King; Duke Wratislaw of Bohemia was given the Mark of Austria and 
in 1082 defeated L. at Mailberg; the Babenberg Duke was able to hold 
his own but lost the borderlands in Southern Moravia. L. continued to 
support the reforms initiated by Altmann and his successor Ulrich. His 
main residence was Gars, where he is said to be buried.

!Literature
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