March of Verona and Aquileia | |||||||||||
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March of Holy Roman Empire
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952–1167 | |||||||||||
Flag of the March of Verona | |||||||||||
Italy about 1050, with the Veronese march in the northeast | |||||||||||
Capital | Verona | ||||||||||
Historical era | Medieval Europe | ||||||||||
• Established | 952 | ||||||||||
• Formation of the Lombard League | 1167 | ||||||||||
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Today part of |
The March of Verona and Aquileia was a vast march (frontier district) of the Holy Roman Empire in the northeastern Italian region during the Middle Ages, centered on the cities of Verona and Aquileia. Seized by King Otto I of Germany in 952, it was held by the Dukes of Bavaria; from 976 in personal union with the Duchy of Carinthia. The margravial regime ended with the advent of the Lombard League in 1167.