Poppo II, Margrave of Carniola

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

Life

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:

• Sophia of Istria (d. 1132), married Count Berthold II of Andechs,[1] mother of Margrave Berthold I of Istria (1110 or 1122 – 1188)
• Hedwig,[1] married firstly Count Herman I of Winzenburg and secondly Count Adalbert II of Bogen.

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

1. Paschini 1913, p. 189.
2. Štih 2010, p. 313.

Sources

• 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 Ulric I	Margrave of Carniola 1070–1098	Succeeded by Ulric II
Preceded by Burchard	Margrave of Istria 1096–1098	Succeeded by Ulric II