Henry III, called the Younger, a member of the Luitpolding dynasty, was the first Duke of Carinthia from 976 to 978, Duke of Bavaria from 983 to 985 and again Duke of Carinthia from 985 to 989.
Duchy of Carinthia with Veronese march (orange), about 1000
The March of Carinthia was a frontier district of the Carolingian Empire. It was created in 889, by king Arnulf of East Francia, encompassing the region of Carantania. Before it became a march, it was
The Eastern Francia (Germany) in 962, with the March of Carinthia as the central portion of the collection of Bavarian marches hatched in orange in the lower right.
Holy Roman Empire about 1000: The succeeding Duchy of Carinthia shown in brown with the marches of Verona, Istria, Carniola and Styria, according to William Robert Shepherd, 1923