Markwart III.

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Markwart III. von Eppenstein († before April 13, 1000 ) was from 970 Margrave of the Carinthian Mark on the Mur . He was also Count of Eppenstein , Count in the Viehbachgau and in the Mürz Valley.

Life

He was the son of Count Markwart II von Viehbach.

Around the year 970 there was a double wedding: Markwart married Hadamud / Hadamudis / Hadamuod, daughter of Adalberos I von Ebersberg ; Markwart's sister Richarda / Richgard married Udalrich / Ulrich , Hadamud's brother. As a result, Markwart was closely connected to the Ebersberger clan, which had already provided a Carinthian border count with Ratold († 919) under Emperor Arnulf of Carinthia .

In Pavia there is a donation note from 970, according to the Emperor Otto I. goods located in the county of his Margrave Markwart in the east, namely a farm near Uduleniduor (Slav; German: Nidrinhof, today Frauental an der Laßnitz ) with 50 royal hooves after free Wahl donated the adjacent Susil / Sausal forest, the city of Zuib / Sulm / Altenmarkt and the neighboring village of Lipnizza / Leibnitz to Archbishop Friedrich I of Salzburg .

progeny

  • Adalbero , † 1039, Duke of Carinthia
  • Eberhard, † after 1039, Count on the Isar
  • serious
  • Ulrich (?)

various

  • In addition to “marchio”, Markwart was also called “preses de Carinthia”.
  • Other forms of name: Markward, Marahvuart, Marahuvart, Marahuuart, Marquart.

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SURNAME Markwart III.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Markwart III. von Eppenstein (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count von Eppenstein, Margrave of the Carinthian Mark on the Mur and Count in Viehbachgau and in Mürz Valley
DATE OF BIRTH 10th century
DATE OF DEATH before April 13th 1000