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Berthold III Of Andechs
Berthold III ( – 14 December 1188), a member of the Bavarian Counts of Andechs, House of Andechs, was March of Istria, Margrave of Istria (as Berthold I) from 1173 until his death. He was the son of Count Berthold II, Count of Andechs, Berthold II of Andechs, ruler over Dießen am Ammersee, Dießen in Duchy of Bavaria, Bavaria, Plassenburg in Franconia and Kamnik, Stein in March of Carniola, Carniola, and his first wife Sophia, a daughter of Margrave Poppo II, Margrave of Carniola, Poppo II of Istria. His brother Otto became Bishopric of Brixen, Prince-Bishop of Brixen in 1165. A loyal supporter of the Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa, Count Berthold rose to one of the most important nobles, holding extended estates in Bavaria as well as in Franconia and in Carniola south of the Eastern Alps. In 1173, he was appointed Margrave of Istria, succeeding Engelbert III, Margrave of Istria, Engelbert III, the last Margrave from the House of Sponh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March Of Istria
The March of Istria (or Margraviate of Istria ) was originally a Carolingian frontier march covering the Istrian peninsula and surrounding territory conquered by Charlemagne's son Pepin of Italy in 789. After 1364, it was the name of the Istrian province of the Habsburg monarchy, the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary. History The settlement area of the ancient Histri tribes had been conquered by the Roman Empire in 178 BC and was incorporated into the northeastern ''Venetia et Histria'' region under Emperor Augustus. Upon the Decline of the Roman Empire and the Migration Period, the Lombards under King Alboin from 568 onwards conquered ''Venetia'', where they established the Duchy of Friuli, part of their Kingdom of Italy. The Istrian peninsula remained under Byzantine (Eastern Roman) influence, while South Slavic tribes (Croatians and Slovenes) settled in the east and north. Aistulf, King of the Lombards from 749, attacked the remaining Byzantine territories in Italy and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
