March of Istria
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The March of Istria was a medieval frontier territory of the Holy Roman Empire located on the Istrian Peninsula, serving as a strategic border region between Germanic, Italian, and Slavic lands.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border region
ⓘ
medieval frontier march ⓘ territory of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Germanic lands
ⓘ
Italian lands ⓘ Slavic lands ⓘ |
| borders | Adriatic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Pazin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followed | Carolingian frontier administration in Istria ⓘ |
| governedBy | margraves ⓘ |
| hasEthnicComposition |
Germans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italians ⓘ Slavs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
buffer between Germanic and Italian territories
ⓘ
buffer between Germanic and Slavic territories ⓘ buffer between Italian and Slavic territories ⓘ strategic frontier zone ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of access between Central Europe and the Adriatic
ⓘ
control of routes between German lands and Italy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Istria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | imperial fief ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Latin ⓘ |
| legalSystem | feudal law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Istrian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Croatia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Imperial Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial frontier system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Byzantine control of Istria ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Duchy of Carinthia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriarchate of Aquileia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
County of Istria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venetian Istria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of trade routes along the northern Adriatic
ⓘ
defense against external incursions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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