Carinthia (duchy)

Carinthia (German Kärnten) was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, and a crownland of Austria-Hungary until it dissolved in 1918.

Habsburgs

Rudolf, after defeating Ottokar and becoming King of Germany, gave Carinthia to Meinhard II of Gorizia-Tyrol. In 1335, after the death of Henry, the last male of this line, Carinthia passed to the Habsburg family who ruled it until 1918. As the other component parts of the Habsburg monarchy, Carinthia remained a semi-autonomous state with its own constitutional structure for a long time. The Habsburgs devided up their territories within the family twice, in the 1379 Treaty of Neuberg and again in 1564. Each time, the Duchy of Carinthia became part of Inner Austria and was ruled jointly with Styria and Carniola.

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Meinhard II of Gorizia-Tyrol - 1335 - Henry - Habsburg - 1918 - Habsburg monarchy - 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg - 1564 - Inner Austria - Styria - Carniola

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Maria Theresa of Austria and Joseph II attempted to create a more unitary Habsburg state, and in 1804, Carinthia was integrated into the Austrian Empire. In 1867, it became a Kronland of Cisleithania, the western part of Austria-Hungary. See History of Austria.

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Maria Theresa of Austria - Joseph II - 1804 - Austrian Empire - 1867 - Kronland - Cisleithania - Austria-Hungary - History of Austria

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Over the centuries, the German language, which carried more prestige, expanded at the expense of the Slovenian language.

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German language - Slovenian language

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