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
Zwentibold, a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was the illegitimate son of Emperor Arnulf. In 895, his father granted him the Kingdom of Lotharingia, which he ruled until his death.
Zwentibold fountain in Münstereifel
Denier Chinon 954, obverse