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Leopold Heyperger

16th-century Viennese burgher From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leopold Heyperger
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Leopold Heyperger was a 16th-century Viennese burgher who was the Burggrave of Hofburg Palace from 1547 to 1560,[1] as well as Ferdinand I's treasurer.[2] He was personally appointed to be the administrator of the imperial Kunstkammer in Hofburg Palace.[3] He is best known for organizing a vast collection of ancient Roman coins for the Kunstkammer in 1547.[4][5]

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Bust of Leopold Heyperger on a coin from the Hofburg Palace (c. 1550)
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