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March of Istria
The
March of Istria
(or
Margraviate of Istria
) was originally a
Carolingian
frontier
march
covering the
Istrian peninsula
and surrounding territory conquered by
Charlemagne
's son
Pepin of Italy
in 789. After 1364, it was the name of the Istrian province of the
Habsburg Monarchy
, the
Austrian Empire
and
Austria-Hungary
.
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