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Leopold Anton von Firmian

1679–1744 · 18th century

Leopold Anton von Firmian was prince-archbishop of Salzburg from 1727 to 1744. In 1731 he issued an edict expelling his Protestant subjects, and some 20,000 left, most of them settling in East Prussia at the invitation of King Frederick William I. He also began the palace of Leopoldskron.

Leopold Anton von Firmian
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Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg

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