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Leopold was the son of Margrave Leopold II and Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg ; his sons were Leopold IV and Henry II JasomirgottHeinrich (Henry) II (born 1107, died January 13, 1177), Count Palatine of the Rhine 1140- 1141, Margrave of Austria from 1141 to 1156, Duke of Bavaria from 1143 to 1156, Duke of Austria 1156- 1177, was a prince from the dynasty of Babenberg. As the son of. His second wife was Agnes , the sister of Emperor Henry VHenry V Holy Roman Emperor, ( 1081 May 23, 1125) was the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty. He forced the abdication in 1105 of his father, the emperor Henry IV and secured his own election as king, assuming the imperial crown in 1111. Despite i, since he had supported the latter against his father Henry IVHenry IV ( November 11, 1050 — 1106) was King of Germany from 1056 and Emperor from 1084, until his abdication in 1105. He was the third emperor of the Salian dynasty. Henry was the eldest son of the Emperor Henry III, by his second wife Agnes de Poitou,. This connection to the SalianThe Salian Dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire was founded by Conrad II (c. 990 1039). The dynasty reigned from 1024- 1125. Their regnal dates as emperor are confused by the issue of election and subsequent coronation. Salian Emperors Conrad II, emperor 1027s raised the importance of the House of BabenbergOriginally from Bamberg in Franconia, now northern Bavaria, the Babenbergs or Babenberger ruled Austria as counts of the march and dukes from 976 1248, before the rise of the house of Habsburg. The earliest known ancestor of the Babenbergs was one Poppo,, to which important royal rights on the territory of its margraviate were granted. Leopold called himself "Princeps Terrae", which rose from a consciousness of independent territorial rule. He was considered as a candidate for the election of the King of GermanyThe title King of the Romans ( Latin: Rex Romanorum not to be confused with the mythical Kings of Rome was carried by Holy Roman Emperors after they had been confirmed as Emperor, but before they had undergone the ceremony of coronation by the Pope. The t in 1125, but declined this opportunity.

He is mainly remembered for the development of the country, which is associated with him founding monasteries. His most important foundation is Klosterneuburg ( 1108). According to legend, the Lady Mary appeared to him and led him to a position where he found the veil of his wife Agnes, lost years before. At that place, the monastery of Klosterneuburg was founded. He subsequently expanded this city to become his residence.

Other foundations were Heiligenkreuz , Kleinmariazell and Seitenstetten . All of those induced the church to canonize him in 1485. In fact, the monasteries served the purpose of developing a territory still largely covered by forest at that time.

Leopold also fostered the development of cities, namely besides Klosterneuburg and Vienna also Krems, which was endowed with a mint, which, however, never attained great importance.

The first literary texts from the area of Austria date back to Leopold's time, which are the writings of Henry of Melk and Ava of Göttweig .

He is buried in the Klosterneuburg monastary, which owes him its existence. In 1663, under the rule of his namesake Emperor Leopold I he was declared patron saint of Austria instead of Saint Koloman . There is no school on November 15 in Vienna, Lower Austria and Upper Austria.