Duchy of Carniola

Slovenia, 1364–1918. Draft, not yet reviewed

The Duchy of Carniola was an imperial estate of the Holy Roman Empire, established under Habsburg rule on the territory of the former East Frankish March of Carniola in 1364. A hereditary land of the Habsburg monarchy, it became a constituent land of the Austrian Empire in 1804 and part of the Kingdom of Illyria until 1849. A separate crown land from 1849, it was incorporated into the Cisleithanian territories of Austria-Hungary from 1867 until the state's dissolution in 1918.

Seat of power: Ljubljana

No rulers documented for this era yet.

Culture

• Its capital was Laibach, today Ljubljana.
• The territory was traditionally divided into three sub-regions: Upper Carniola, Lower Carniola and Inner Carniola.
• Ljubljana Castle was initially a defense structure and from the first half of the 14th century the seat of the lords of Carniola.

Picture

Ljubljana Castle is a castle complex standing on Castle Hill above downtown Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.

Image: LjGrad, CC BY-SA 4.0, file

Sources

• Duchy of Carniola (Wikipedia)
• Duchy of Carniola (Wikidata)
• About the picture (Wikipedia)

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