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Leopold may refer to:

People

• Leopold (given name)

Crime

• Nathan Leopold (1904–71), convicted of the kidnap and murder of Bobby Franks

Literature

• Aldo Leopold (1887–1948), American author, ecologist, forester, and environmentalist
• J. H. Leopold (1865–1925), Dutch poet and classicist
• Wanda Leopold (1920–1977), Polish translator and social science activist

Music

• Leopold Auer (1845–1930), a Hungarian violinist, academic, conductor and composer
• Leopold Mozart (1719–1787), composer, conductor, teacher, and violinist; father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Leopold Stokowski (1888–1977), orchestral conductor

Politics

• Chris Leopold (born 1968), Louisiana politician
• Josef Leopold (1889–1941), Austrian Nazi politician

Religion

• Saint Leopold (disambiguation)

Royalty

Austria

Rulers of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty

• Margraves
  • Leopold I, Margrave of Austria (976–994)
  • Leopold II, Margrave of Austria (1075–1095)
  • Leopold III, Margrave of Austria (Saint Leopold) (1095–1136)
  • Leopold IV, Margrave of Austria (1136–1141) (also Duke of Bavaria, 1139–1141)
• Dukes
  • Leopold V, Duke of Austria (1177–1194)
  • Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (1198–1230)

Rulers of Austria from the Habsburg dynasty

• Dukes
  • Leopold I, Duke of Austria (1308–1326)
  • Leopold II, Duke of Austria (died before attaining his majority)
  • Leopold III, Duke of Austria (1365–1386)
  • Leopold IV, Duke of Austria (1386–1411)
  • Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (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, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Other

• Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, ancestor of the entire House of Habsburg-Lorraine

Other dynasties

Bavaria

• Princes of Bavaria
  • Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846–1930), German Field Marshal and titular King of Greece

Belgium

• Kings of the Belgians:
  • Leopold I of Belgium (1790–1865)
  • Leopold II of Belgium (1835–1909)
  • Leopold III of Belgium (1901–1983)

Lippe

• Princes of Lippe
  • Leopold I, Prince of Lippe
  • Leopold II, Prince of Lippe
  • Leopold III, Prince of Lippe
  • Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe

Styria

• Margraves of Styria
  • Leopold of Styria, known as Leopold the Strong, (from the dynasty of the Otakars)

United Kingdom

• Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, fourth son of Queen Victoria

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

• Leopold (The Simpsons), Superintendent Chalmers' assistant on The Simpsons
• Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of James Joyce's Ulysses
• Leopold "Leo" Fitz, a character on the television series "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
• Leopold "Butters" Stotch, a character on the television series South Park
• General Leopold von Flockenstuffen, a character in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
• Leopold the Cat, Russian cartoon character

Other arts, entertainment, and 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.
• Leopold the Cat, television series
• Léopold Nord & Vous, Belgian musical band

Brands and enterprises

• Leopold (publisher), a Netherlands-based company that published books by Hein Mevissen among others
• Leopold Bros., Denver micro-distillers

Military hardware

• Leopold, Krupp K5 railway gun
• F930 Leopold I, Karel Doorman class frigate of the Naval Component of the Belgian Armed Forces
• USS Leopold (DE-319), American warship

Places

Australia

• Leopold, Victoria
• King Leopold Ranges, Western Australia, range of hills in the western Kimberley region

Austria

• Leopold Museum, Vienna, Austria

Belgium

• Espace Léopold, buildings housing the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
• Leopold Canal (Belgium), northern Belgium
• Leopold Park, public park in 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

Haiti

• Leopold, Grand'Anse, a village in the Jérémie commune

India

• Leopold Cafe, in Colaba, Mumbai (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

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

See also

• Leopoldville (disambiguation)