Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia (born c.1220)

Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia

Ulrich III was the ruler in the March of Carniola from c. 1249 and Duke of Carinthia from 1256 until his death, the last ruler from the House of Sponheim. His rule had long-lasting consequences. In Carniola, he acquired the former Meranian possessions, thus becoming the first…