Leopold
Appearance
Leopold is a given name and may also refer to:
People
Literature
- Aldo Leopold (1887–1948), American author, ecologist, forester, and environmentalist
- Jan Hendrik Leopold (1865–1925), Dutch poet and classicist
Politics
- Chris Leopold (born 1968), Louisiana politician
- Josef Leopold (1889-1941), Austrian Nazi politician
Religion
Crime
- Nathan Leopold Jr (1904–71), convicted of the kidnap and murder of Bobby Franks
Music
- Leopold Stokowski (1888-1977), orchestral conductor. Parodied by Bugs Bunny in the 1948 Warner Brothers Looney Tunes cartoon Long-Haired Hare
Royalty
United Kingdom
- Prince Leopold, fourth son of Queen Victoria
Austria
A List of rulers of Austria includes the following:
Rulers of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty
- Margraves
- Leopold I of Austria (Babenberg) (976-994)
- Leopold II of Austria (Babenberg) (1075-1095)
- Leopold III of Austria (Babenberg) (Saint Leopold) (1095-1136)
- Leopold IV of Austria (Babenberg) (1136-1141) (also Duke of Bavaria, 1139-1141)
- Dukes
- Leopold V of Austria (Babenberg) (1177-1194)
- Leopold VI (1198-1230)
Rulers of Austria from the Habsburg dynasty
- Dukes
- Leopold I of Austria (Habsburg) (1308-1326)
- Leopold II of Austria (Habsburg)
- Leopold III of Austria (Habsburg) (1365-1386)
- Leopold IV of Austria (Habsburg) (1386-1411)
- Leopold V of Austria (Habsburg) (1586-1632), regent of the Tyrol and Further Austria
- Holy Roman Emperors (also Archdukes of Austria)
- Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640 - 1705)
- Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (also Leopold I, Grand Duke of Tuscany) (1747-1792)
Grand Dukes of Tuscany / Habsburg-Lorraine
- Leopold I of Tuscany (also Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor)
- Leopold II of Tuscany
Other
- Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, ancestor of the entire House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Other dynasties
Belgium
- Kings of the Belgians:
- Leopold I of Belgium -- (1790-1865)
- Leopold II of Belgium -- (1835-1909)
- Leopold III of Belgium -- (1901-1983)
Styria
- Margraves of Styria
- Leopold of Styria, known as Leopold the Strong, (from the dynasty of the Otakars)
Lippe
- Princes of Lippe
Bavaria
- Princes of Bavaria
- Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846-1930), German Field Marshal and titular King of Greece
- Prince Leopold of Bavaria (b. 1943), member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and retired racecar driver
Fictional characters
- Leopold (The Simpsons), Superintendent Chalmers' assistant on The Simpsons
- Leopold "Butters" Stotch a character on the television series South Park
- Leopold von Flockenstuffen, a character in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
- Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of James Joyce's Ulysses
Places
Australia
- Leopold, Victoria
- King Leopold Ranges, Western Australia, range of hills in the western Kimberley region
Austria
- Leopold Museum, Vienna, Austria
Belgium
- Leopold Canal (Belgium), northern Belgium
- Leopold Park, public park in Brussels, Belgium
- Espace Léopold, buildings housing the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
- Leopold Quarter, district of Brussels, Belgium
Canada
- Leopold Island, Nunavut
- Prince Leopold Island, Nunavut
- Port Leopold, Nunavut
Congo
- Leopoldville, now named Kinshasa
Germany
- Leopold Canal (Baden-Württemberg), Germany
India
- Leopold Cafe, attacked during the 26 November 2008 Mumbai attacks
United States
- Leopold, Indiana
- Leopold, Missouri
- Leopold, West Virginia
- Leopold Hotel, Bellingham, Washington
- Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana
United Kingdom
- Leopold Square, Sheffield, England, mixed development
Media
- Kate & Leopold, 2001 romantic comedy film
- King Leopold's Ghost, popular history book by Adam Hochschild
- "King Leopold's Soliloquy", 1905 pamphlet by Mark Twain.
- Léopold Nord & Vous, Belgian musical band
- Leopold the Cat, television series
Military hardware
- F930 Leopold I, Karel Doorman class frigate of the Naval Component of the Belgian Armed Forces
- USS Leopold (DE-319), American warship
- Leopold, Krupp K5 railway gun
Other uses
- Leopold's Maneuvers, technique in obstetrics
- Order of Leopold (disambiguation), Ceremonial orders
- R. Léopold Uccle Forestoise Belgian football club formed from merger of Léopold Club with other teams
- Leopold Bros., Denver micro-distillers
See also