Margraviate of Austria
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The Margraviate of Austria was a medieval frontier march, centered along the river Danube, between the river Enns and the Vienna Woods, within the territory of the modern Austrian provinces of Upper A
The first mention of the word Ostarrîchi (996), the word is marked with a red circle.
Duchy of Austria
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The Duchy of Austria was a medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire, established in 1156 by the Privilegium Minus, when the Margraviate of Austria was detached from Bavaria and elevated to a duc
Margraviate of Austria
…borders of the Holy Roman Empire, towards neighbouring Hungary. It became an Imperial State in its own right when the Austrian margraves were elevated to Dukes of Austria in 1156. In contemporary Latin sources, the entity was called: Marcha orientalis ("Eastern march"), marchia Austriae, or Austrie marchionibus. The Old…
Leopold V is awarded the red-white-red banner by Emperor Henry VI, detail from the Babenberg Pedigree, Klosterneuburg
Habsburg domains in Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Tyrol and the surrounding regions circa 1350
Habsburg (orange), Luxembourg (violet) and Wittelsbach (green) dominions within the Holy Roman Empire, 14th century