Margrave of Austria
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The Margrave of Austria was a medieval frontier lordship of the Holy Roman Empire that governed the border territory of Austria before it was elevated to a duchy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margrave of Austria and Styria | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frontier lordship
ⓘ
margraviate ⓘ territorial principality ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
March of Austria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ostmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDocument | Privilegium Minus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bohemia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1156 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Privilegium Minus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevatedBy | Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevatedTo | Duchy of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established |
10th century
ⓘ
c. 976 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Holy Roman Emperor Otto II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor Otto III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudalRank |
march
ⓘ
margraviate ⓘ |
| firstMargrave | Leopold I, Margrave of Austria GENERATED ⓘ |
| function |
administration of the border territory of Austria
ⓘ
defense of the eastern frontier of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Klosterneuburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melk NERFINISHED ⓘ Pöchlarn NERFINISHED ⓘ Tulln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Marcha orientalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Middle High German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | imperial fief ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Czech Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMargrave |
Henry II Jasomirgott
GENERATED
ⓘ
Leopold II, Margrave of Austria GENERATED ⓘ Leopold III, Margrave of Austria GENERATED ⓘ Leopold IV, Margrave of Austria GENERATED ⓘ |
| overlord |
Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of the Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| precedesInTitleHistory | Duke of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Bavarian Eastern March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruledByDynasty | House of Babenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Duchy of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHeldBy | Margrave of Austria (noble title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Margrave of Austria and Styria