= Styria = '''Styria''' was a historic duchy that is now split between [[Austria/Democratization#Second_Republic_of_Austria|Austria]] and [[Slovenia/Democratization#Republic_of_Slovenia|Slovenia]]. <> ---- == History == The march of Styria was raised to a duchy by [[WorldHistory/HolyRomanEmpire/FrederickI|Frederick Barbarossa]] in 1180. In 1254, following a decade of war, the duchy was ceded to [[Hungary/BelaIV|Béla IV]]. In 1260, the local nobility would rise up and force Béla to renounce the duchy in favor of [[Czechia/OttokarII|Ottokar II]]. The duchy became a [[Austria/Monarchs#Habsburg|Habsburg]] crownland under [[Austria/RudolfI|Rudolf I]]. For some periods of time, the duchy of [[Austria/Monarchs#Duchy_of_Austria|Austria]] was divided into duchies of '''Austria proper''', '''Inner Austria''', and '''Further Austria'''. Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola formed the basis of Inner Austria. The [[WorldHistory/WorldWar1#Conclusion_and_Aftermath|Treaty of Trianon]] divided the region into '''Upper Styria''' and '''Lower Styria''', with the former staying in [[Austria/Democratization#First_Republic_of_Austria|Austria]] and the latter going to [[Slovenia/Democratization#Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia|Slovenia]]. A majority of the population and the duchal capital, Graz, remained in Austria. ---- CategoryRicottone