March of Carniola

March (Margraviate) of Carniola
Kranjska krajina (sl)
Mark(grafschaft) Krain (de)
1040–1364
Flag of Carniola
Flag
  March of Carniola at the time of the Hohenstaufen emperors (circa 1250)
  The pale highlighted area roughly corresponds to the later Austrian Circle and is shown merely for context
StatusState (march) of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalKranj (Krainburg)

(Stein) = Kamnik

(Laibach) = Ljubljana
GovernmentMargraviate
Margrave 
• 1040–1033 (first)
Poppo I
• 1358–1364 (last)
Rudolf IV of Austria
Historical eraHigh Middle Ages
• Separated from Bavaria (as part of the Duchy of Carinthia)
976
• Margraviate established
1040
• Inherited by King Ottokar II of Bohemia (thus uniting it with Austria and Styria)
1268
• Seized by House of Habsburg
1276
• Declared a duchy by Duke Rudolf IV of Austria
1364
• Status as duchy recognised
1590
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Carinthia
Duchy of Carniola
Today part ofSlovenia

The March (or Margraviate) of Carniola (Slovene: Kranjska krajina; German: Mark Krain) was a southeastern state of the Holy Roman Empire in the High Middle Ages, the predecessor of the Duchy of Carniola. It corresponded roughly to the central Carniolan region of present-day Slovenia. At the time of its creation, the march served as a frontier defense against the Kingdoms of Hungary and Croatia.


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