Carinthia

March of Carinthia (828-976), Duchy of Carinthia (976-1918)

State within Bavaria (828-976), State of the Holy Roman Empire (976-1335), Duchy within Austria (1335-1804), Austrian Crown Land (1804-1918)

Location: Southern Austria

Capital City: Sankt Veit an der Glan (828-1518), Klagenfurt (1518-present)

Government type: Feudal Monarchy (828-1335), Austrian Territory (1335-present)

Main languages: German, Slovene

Main religions: Catholic Christianity

Chronology

828: Principality of Carantania joins the Empire and becomes the March of Carinthia within Bavaria

976: Separated from Bavaria and elevated to Duchy

1335: Part of Austria

1804: Crown Land of the Austrian Empire

Currency

Pfennig (828-1512)

1 Pfennig = 2 Obol • 1 Batzen = 2 Pfennig

Thaler (1512-)

1 Thaler = 60 Kreuzer = 240 Pfennig • 1 Ducat = 2.25 Thaler

Coins from Carinthia in the collection

•1 Pfennig, Duke Bernhard II (1202-1256) (silver, Konstanjevica mint, CNA#Cn5)