Ottokar III (born Events March 26 - Henry I of Englands forces defeat Norman rebels at Bourgtheroulde. ...1124, died December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...December 31, Events Count Henry I of Champagne marries Marie de Champagne. ...1164), was Graf is a German noble title equal in rank to a count or an earl. ...Margrave of Styria was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, and a crownland of Austria_Hungary until it dissolved in 1918. ...Styria from Events Emperor Toba of Japan begins his cloistered rule sharing power with Sutuku, ex_emperor Shirakawas son. ...1129 until 1164. He was the son of Leopold the Strong (died 1129) was Margrave of Styria from 1122 to 1129. ...Leopold the Strong and father of Ottokar IV (born 1163, died May 5, 1192) was Margrave of Styria and Duke from 1180 onwards, when Styria, previously a margraviate subordinated to the duchy of Carinthia, was raised to the status of an independent duchy. ...Ottokar IV, the last of the dynasty of the The Otakars were a dynasty ruling Styria from 1056 to 1192. ...Otakars. His wife was Kundigunde of Chamb_Vohburg.

From the Area: 147. ...Marburg line of the Counts of Sponheim, he inherited parts of Styria (Štajerska in Slovenian) is an informal province (pokrajina) in northeast Slovenia, known for its white wine. ...Lower Styria between the Drave (German: Drau, Slovenian and Croatian: Drava, Hungarian: Dráva) is a river in southern Central Europe, flowing East from Alto Adige, Italy through Carinthia, Austria, and Slovenia (145 km) then southeast, forming most of the Croatian_Hungarian border before joining the Danube near Osijek. ...Drave and Sava also Save (German Save, Hungarian Száva) is a river in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, a right side tributary of Danube at Belgrade. ...Save rivers in what is today The Republic of Slovenia ( Slovenian: Republika Slovenija) is a coastal sub_Alpine country in south central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north. ...Slovenia. From his uncle, the last Count of Formbach, he inherited the County of Pitten in Events January 11 _ Vladislav II becomes King of Bohemia End of the formal reign of Emperor Go_Shirakawa of Japan, also the beginning of his cloistered rule, which will last to his death in 1192. ...1158, which is today in Lower Austria (Niederösterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesländer in Austria. ...Lower Austria, but remained part of Styria until the (15th century _ 16th century _ 17th century _ more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...16th century. To improve the connection to that territory, he improved the road accross the The Semmering is a mountain pass in the Eastern Northern Limestone Alps connecting Lower Austria and Styria between which it forms a natural border. ...Semmering, and he also erected a hospital in Spital am Semmering in Events Erik den helige is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson. ...1160 and completed the colonization of the area around the Traisen and Gölsen rivers.

Ottokar exercised Seigniorage, also spelled seignorage, is the net revenue derived from the issuing of currency. ...seigniorage over Natural resources are commodities that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified (natural) form. ...natural resources of his realm, extended territorial rule and minted his own coins. He also founded the The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...Augustinian Buddhist monastery near Tibet A monastery is the habitation of monks. ...monastery of Vorau and supported the A Carthusian Monastery in Jerez, Spain The Carthusians are a Christian religious order founded by St Bruno in 1084. ...Carthusian monastery of Seitz.

From the The Second Crusade was called in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144. ...Second Crusade, he brought The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ...Byzantine craftsmen to Styria.