Duchy of Merania

The family of Duke Berthold, from the Hedwig Codex.

The Duchy of Merania^[a] was a fiefdom of the Holy Roman Empire from 1152 until 1248. The dukes of Merania were recognised as princes of the Empire enjoying imperial immediacy at a time when these concepts were just coming into use to distinguish the highest ranks of imperial nobility.^[1]

The name "Merania" ("sea-land") comes from either the High German word for sea, meer^[2] or the Slavic word for the same, morje (both cognate with Latin mare).^[3] The name literally means "land by the sea" (am Meer), referring to its location on the Adriatic.^[4]

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^ Wilson 2016, pp. 360–61.
^ Kobler 1896, pp. 47–49.
^ Reindel 1981, pp. 340–41 and n. 118.
^ Kobler 1896, pp. 47–48.

[FOOTNOTEWilson2016360–61-2] Wilson 2016, pp. 360–61.

[FOOTNOTEKobler189647–49-3] Kobler 1896, pp. 47–49.

[FOOTNOTEReindel1981340–41_and_n._118-4] Reindel 1981, pp. 340–41 and n. 118.

[FOOTNOTEKobler189647–48-5] Kobler 1896, pp. 47–48.

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