Poppo I of Carniola
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Poppo I was Margrave of Istria
from 1012 and of Carniola
from 1040 to his death.
Poppo was the son of a comital family from Weimar
in the Imperial Landgraviate of Thuringia
. His father was either Count William II or William III of Weimar, his mother probably Oda, daughter of the Saxon margrave Thietmar
.
He married Hadamut, the daughter of Count Weriand, who had received large estates in Friuli
and Istria
, then part of the Carinthian duchy
, from the hands of Emperor Otto III
. Poppo thus inherited a claim to the Istrian peninsula and began to use the margravial title. After King Henry III of Germany
had inherited Carinthia, he in 1040 established the Marches of Istria and Carniola. As his wife's mother was related to the Bavarian Counts of Ebersberg
, who held possessions in Carniola, Poppo was also appointed Carniolan margrave.
Hadamut gave him one son, Ulric I
, who succeeded his father in 1045.
March of Istria
The Margravate 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...
from 1012 and of Carniola
March of Carniola
The March of Carniola was a southeastern state of the Holy Roman Empire in the High Middle Ages, the predecessor of the Duchy of Carniola. It corresponded roughly to the central Carniolan region of present-day Slovenia...
from 1040 to his death.
Poppo was the son of a comital family from Weimar
Weimar
Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
in the Imperial Landgraviate of Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
. His father was either Count William II or William III of Weimar, his mother probably Oda, daughter of the Saxon margrave Thietmar
Thietmar, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
Thietmar was the Count of the Schwabengau and Nordthüringgau from 1010 and the Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark from 1015 until his death. He was the son and successor of Margrave Gero II. His mother was Adelaide....
.
He married Hadamut, the daughter of Count Weriand, who had received large estates in Friuli
Friuli
Friuli is an area of northeastern Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, i.e. the province of Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia, excluding Trieste...
and Istria
Istria
Istria , formerly Histria , is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner...
, then part of the Carinthian duchy
Duchy of Carinthia
The Duchy of Carinthia was a duchy located in southern Austria and parts of northern Slovenia. It was separated from the Duchy of Bavaria in 976, then the first newly created Imperial State beside the original German stem duchies....
, from the hands of Emperor Otto III
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
Otto III , a King of Germany, was the fourth ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire. He was elected King in 983 on the death of his father Otto II and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 996.-Early reign:...
. Poppo thus inherited a claim to the Istrian peninsula and began to use the margravial title. After King Henry III of Germany
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry III , called the Black or the Pious, was a member of the Salian Dynasty of Holy Roman Emperors...
had inherited Carinthia, he in 1040 established the Marches of Istria and Carniola. As his wife's mother was related to the Bavarian Counts of Ebersberg
Ebersberg
Ebersberg is the district seat of the similarly named Landkreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Oberbayern in southern Germany. The Ebersberger Forst is one of Germany’s largest continuous area of woodlands....
, who held possessions in Carniola, Poppo was also appointed Carniolan margrave.
Hadamut gave him one son, Ulric I
Ulric I of Carniola
Ulric I was the Margrave of Carniola and Carinthia from 1045 and Margrave of Istria from 1060. He was the son and successor of Poppo I and Hadamut....
, who succeeded his father in 1045.