Emperor Leopold I was seen mostly as a clumsy but reasonable and mild figure, the antithesis of a war hero, who nevertheless stood between the Empire and its two main outside threats, the Turks and the French. This reputation deviated from the heroic imagery of court spectacle, but was probably nearer to the mark.
J. Duindam, Dynasties: a global history of power (2016), 276-7
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