Archduke Alexander Leopold of Austria (born Alexander Leopold Johann Joseph August 14, 1772 in Florence, Italy; died Laxenburg, Austria July 12, 1795) was the fourth son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife Maria Louisa of Spain. After the accession of his father to the Imperial throne in 1790, Alexander Leopold was appointed Palatine (Regent) of Hungary. After he was accidentally burned to death in 1795 (while preparing a firework display at Laxenburg Palace in honour of his sister-in-law Empress Maria Theresa), his brother Joseph took his place as Hungarian Palatine. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the city in Italy. ... Laxenburg is a place in Lower Austria, near Vienna, with approximately 2,600 inhabitants. ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Leopold II (born Peter Leopold Joseph) (May 5, 1747 – March 1, 1792) was the penultimate Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792 and Grand Duke of Tuscany. ... Maria Louisa(Spanish: Maria Luisa, German: Maria Ludovika) (24 November 1745 - 15 May 1792) was Empress consort to Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II. Maria Louisa was born in Portici, in Campania, the site of the summer palace of her parents, King Charles VII and Queen Maria Amalia of Naples and... Year 1790 (MDCCXC) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Schloss Laxenburg or Laxenburg Castle is an imperial palace outside Vienna, in Laxenburg in the state of Lower Austria. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Archduke Joseph c. ...