Margrave of Carinthia

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The Margrave of Carinthia was a medieval frontier lordship in the southeastern Frankish and later Holy Roman Empire, governing the strategically important border region of Carinthia.

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Margrave of Carinthia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf frontier lordship
margraviate
appliesToJurisdiction Carinthia
country Holy Roman Empire
establishedUnder East Francia
ethnicComposition Bavarians
Romance-speaking population
Slovenes
feudalRank immediately below duke
followedBy Duchy of Carinthia
hasBorderWith Duchy of Bavaria
Friuli
Kingdom of Hungary
March of Carniola
March of Styria
Slavic territories
hasCapital Friesach
Karnburg
hasFunction Christianization of Slavic populations
administration of frontier
border defense
military command
hasGovernmentForm feudal lordship
march
hasLanguage German
Slovene
hasReligion Roman Catholicism
hasRulerTitle margrave
historicalRegion Inner Austria
locatedIn Carinthian March
Eastern Alps
southeastern Frankish Empire
linked to: East Francia

southeastern Holy Roman Empire
partOf Bavarian stem duchy
Carinthia
Eastern Frankish frontier
linked to: Austrasia

Frankish Empire
Holy Roman Empire
imperial frontier system
precededBy Slavic principality of Carantania
strategicImportance control of Alpine passes
control of routes between Italy and Pannonia
defense against Magyar raids
subordinateTo Duke of Bavaria
Holy Roman Emperor
King of the Romans
timePeriod Early Middle Ages
High Middle Ages

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Arnulf of Carinthia positionHeld Margrave of Carinthia