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Which future Holy Roman emperors were sons of Leopold I?
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Leopold I
Leopold I, detail of a portrait bust, c. 1700; in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
The future Holy Roman emperors who were sons of Leopold I are:
- Joseph I: The eldest son of Leopold I, he succeeded his father as Holy Roman emperor in 1705.12
- Charles VI: The second son of Leopold I, he succeeded his elder brother, Joseph I, as Holy Roman emperor in 1711.23