Poppo II (died 1098), Count of

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, was

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of Carniola from 1070 and of Istria from 1096 to his death.

Life

Poppo was the son of Margrave

Ulric I of Carniola Ulric I (german: Ulrich I.), also ''Odalric'' or ''Udalrich'' (died 6 March 1070), Count of Weimar-Orlamünde, was margrave of Carniola from 1045 and of Istria from 1060 to his death. Life Ulric was the son of Margrave Poppo I of Carniola, whom ...

, whom he succeeded upon his death in 1070. His mother Sophia was a daughter of King

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. He was thus of royal blood. He married Richgard (lt: ''Richardis''), daughter of Count Engelbert of Sponheim (de), who governed Istria until his death on 1 April 1096. According to the 1170 ''

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'' chronicle, Poppo and Richgard had two daughters: *Sophia of Istria (d. 1132), married Count

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, mother of Margrave Berthold I of Istria (1110 or 1122 – 1188) *Hedwig, married firstly Count Herman I of Winzenburg and secondly Count Adalbert II of Bogen. Poppo remained a loyal supporter of the

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emperor Henry IV during the

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. Because of his lack of surviving sons, he was succeeded by his younger brother Ulric II.

References

Medieval Lands Project: Nobility of Northern Italy (900–1100).
{{Margraves of Istria 1098 deaths Margraves of Istria Margraves of Carniola Year of birth unknown