<Ul> <Li> Francis Stephen 1737--1765 (later Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor) </Li> </Ul> <Li> Francis Stephen 1737--1765 (later Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor) </Li> <P> Francis Stephen assigned the grand duchy of Tuscany to his second son Peter Leopold, who in turn assigned it to his second son upon his accession as Holy Roman Emperor . Tuscany remained the domain of this cadet branch of the family until Italian unification . </P> <Ul> <Li> Peter Leopold 1765--1790 (later Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor) </Li> <Li> Ferdinand III 1790--1800, 1814--1824 (→ Family Tree) </Li> <Li> Leopold II 1824--1849, 1849--1859 </Li> <Li> Ferdinand IV 1859--1860 </Li> </Ul>

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