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
The Duchy of Carniola in 1714
The Duchy of Carniola in 1791
Allegory of Carniola (right), from the work The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
Carniola and Istria (pink) as part of Inner Austria, 1379–1457 and 1564–1619
The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was a political entity that was constituted in October 1918, at the end of World War I, by Slovenes, Croats and Serbs residing in what were the southernmost par
Duchy of Carniola
…Statthalter) and Imperial-Royal Lieutenancy (k. k. Statthalterei). In 1918, the duchy ceased to exist and its territory became part of the newly formed State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs and subsequently part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (from 1929 called Kingdom of Yugoslavia). The western part of the duchy, with the…
"Distribution of Races in Austria–Hungary" from the Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1911, indicating those areas inhabited by Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. Most of those territories were included in the State.
Celebrations of South Slavs in Zagreb during the formation of the National Council of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, October 1918
Postage stamp of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs issued in Croatia
Session of the Croatian parliament, the Sabor, on 29 October 1918