Duchy of Carniola

Duchy of Carniola
Vojvodina Kranjska (Slovene)
Herzogtum Krain (German)
Ducatus Carnioliae (Latin)
1364–1918
Flag
Coat of arms
The Duchy of Carniola in 1714
The Duchy of Carniola in 1791
CapitalLaibach (Ljubljana)
Common languagesSlovene
Religion
Roman Catholic
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraMiddle Ages
1335
 Raised to Duchy
1364
 Part of Inner Austria
1379
 Joined Austrian Circle
1512
1809
 Restored to Austria
1815
29 October 1918
CurrencyFlorin
Preceded by
Succeeded by
March of Carniola
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
Kingdom of Italy
Today part ofSlovenia

The Duchy of Carniola (Slovene: Vojvodina Kranjska, German: Herzogtum Krain, Hungarian: Krajna) was an imperial estate of the Holy Roman Empire, established under Habsburg rule on the territory of the former East Frankish March of Carniola in 1364. A hereditary land of the Habsburg monarchy, it became a constituent land of the Austrian Empire in 1804 and part of the Kingdom of Illyria until 1849. A separate crown land from 1849, it was incorporated into the Cisleithanian territories of Austria-Hungary from 1867 until the state's dissolution in 1918. Its capital was Laibach, today Ljubljana.