Ulric II (also ''Ulrich'', ''Odalric'', ''Oudalricus'', ''Udalrich'') (died 13 May 1112) was the
Margrave of Istria from 1098 until circa 1107 and
Carniola
Carniola ( ; ; ; ) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Although as a whole it does not exist anymore, Slovenes living within the former borders of the region still tend to identify with its traditional parts Upp ...
from 1098 until his death. He was the second son of
Ulric I and
Sophia, a daughter of
Bela I of Hungary.
Ulric was created
Count of Weimar when still a child in 1067. He inherited both of his father's marches on the death of his brother
Poppo II in 1098, but was divested of Istria sometime between 1101 and 1107, when it went to
Engelbert II of Sponheim, whose father had preceded Ulric's brother in the march. Ulric was described as ''de Saxonie principus''. He married Adelaide (died 1146), daughter of
Louis II, Count of Thuringia, but left no children. His sister Adelaide passed on the Carniolan inheritance to her grandson
Conrad I, Duke of Merania.
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1112 deaths
Margraves of Istria
Margraves of Carniola
Year of birth unknown
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