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Poppo II, Margrave of Carniola

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Poppo II (died 1098), Count of Weimar-Orlamünde, was margrave of Carniola from 1070 and of Istria from 1096 to his death.

Life

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Poppo was the son of Margrave Ulric I of Carniola and Sophia of Hungary,[1] daughter of King Béla I of Hungary. He succeeded his father upon his death in 1070.

Poppo married Richgard (lt: Richardis), daughter of Count Engelbert I, Margrave of Istria,[2] who governed Istria until his death on 1 April 1096. According to the 1170 Historia Welforum chronicle, Poppo and Richgard had two daughters:

Poppo remained a loyal supporter of the Salian emperor Henry IV during the Investiture Controversy. Because of his lack of surviving sons, he was succeeded by his younger brother Ulric II.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Paschini 1913, p. 189.
  2. ^ Štih 2010, p. 313.

Sources

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  • Paschini, Pio (1913). "Vicende del Friuli durante il dominio della casa imperiale di Franconia". Memorie storiche cividalesi: bulletino del R. Museo di (in Italian). Vol. 9. Presso la Societa Storica. pp. 176–206.
  • Štih, Peter (2010). The Middle Ages between the Eastern Alps and the Northern Adriatic. Brill.
Preceded by Margrave of Carniola
1070–1098
Succeeded by
Preceded by Margrave of Istria
1096–1098
Succeeded by