Counts of Andechs
| Andechs | |
|---|---|
| Country | Duchy of Austria March of Carniola Kingdom of Croatia (under Hungary) |
| Founded | 1100 |
| Current head | Ludwig Jozef, Duke of Dießen-Andechs |
| Titles | Duke of Dießen-Andechs Margrave of Istria Duke of Merania |
The House of Andechs was a feudal line of Bavarian princes in the 12th and 13th centuries. The counts of Dießen-Andechs (1100 to 1180) obtained territories in northern Dalmatia on the Adriatic seacoast, where they became Margraves of Istria and ultimately dukes of a short-lived imperial state named Merania from 1180 to 1248. They were also self-styled lords of Carniola.