Counts of Andechs-Meranien

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The Counts of Andechs-Meranien were a powerful medieval noble dynasty in the Holy Roman Empire, holding extensive territories in Bavaria, Franconia, and along the Adriatic coast during the 12th and 13th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German noble family
medieval noble dynasty
activeInCentury 12th century
13th century
alsoKnownAs Andechs
surface form: Andechs-Merania

House of Andechs
associatedWith Adriatic maritime politics
Bavarian history
Franconian history
coatOfArmsFeature red and white elements
country Holy Roman Empire
declinePeriod mid-13th century
dynasticType territorial princes
extinctionOfMaleLine 13th century
foundingLocation Andechs
governanceForm feudal lordship
heldOffice margraves in the eastern Alpine region
heldTerritory Carniola region
surface form: Carniola

County of Andechs
Duchy of Merania
Istria
lands in Franconia
lands in Upper Bavaria
language Middle High German
linkedTo development of trade routes to the Adriatic Sea
maritalAllianceWith Přemyslid dynasty
surface form: Bohemian Přemyslid dynasty

Capetian dynasty
surface form: Capetian dynasty of France

Piast dynasty
surface form: Piast dynasty of Poland
nobleTitle Count of Dießen-Andechs
surface form: Count of Andechs

Duke of Merania
notableMember Agnes of Merania
Berthold IV, Duke of Merania
Hedwig of Silesia
Otto I, Duke of Merania
originatesFrom Andechs
partOf high medieval German nobility
patronOf Andechs Abbey
monasteries in Bavaria
peakOfPowerPeriod early 13th century
politicalRole princely vassals of the Holy Roman Emperor
politicalStatus imperial immediacy
region Adriatic coast
Bavaria
Franconia
religion Roman Catholicism
riseToPowerPeriod late 11th century
socialClass high nobility

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Andechs Abbey associatedWith Counts of Andechs-Meranien