The Duchy of Carinthia was a duchy located in southern Austria and parts of northern Slovenia. It was separated from the Duchy of Bavaria in 976, and was the first newly created Imperial State after the original German stem duchies.
Carinthia (yellow) within Inner Austria, c. 1790
The Duchy of Carinthia within the Holy Roman Empire at its maximum expansion
Klagenfurt Landhaus
Prince's Stone (Knežji kamen)
A duchy, also called a dukedom, is a medieval country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess, a ruler hierarchically second to the king or queen in Western European tradition.
The Duke and Duchess of Scania in 1905