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Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold II, known in Tuscany as Peter Leopold, was a son of Francis Stephen of Lorraine and Maria Theresa who ruled the Grand Duchy of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. An enlightened reformer, he freed the grain trade, reorganised the administration and in 1786 made Tuscany the first state to abolish torture and the death penalty. In 1790 he succeeded his brother Joseph II as Holy Roman Emperor.
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