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The March of Istria (or Margraviate of Istria / ˈɪstriə /) 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 Istrian province of the Habsburg monarchy, the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary .
The Margraviate (or March, also Margravate) of Istria was originally a Carolingian frontier march (a border region similar to a frontier) covering the Istrian peninsula and surrounding territory conquered by Charlmagne's son Pepin of Italy in 789. The margraviate was created in 799.
May 2, 2024 · TRAVEL. On Croatia's Istrian peninsula, age-old traditions are securing locals' futures. Age-old traditions run deep on the Istrian coast in Croatia, with unique music, language and dance still...
Since the mid-11th century, Istria was a separate markgraviate, given in hereditary feud to various families of noblemen by German emperors, the dukes of Carinthia, Merano and Bavaria. The German emperor Henry IV nominally assigned the remaining march to the Patriarchate of Aquileia.
Aug 5, 2023 · The March of Istria (or Margraviate of Istria /ˈɪstriə/ ) 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 Istrian province of the Habsburg monarchy, the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary.
But despite the march of so many rulers, Istria’s rich landscape and historic architecture have somehow managed to survive unscathed—a lucky streak that was repeated in the 1990s, when the ...
Istria (/ ˈ ɪ s t r i ə / IST-ree-ə; Croatian and Slovene: Istra; Italian and Venetian: Istria) is the largest peninsula within the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Kvarner Gulf.
