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Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria
1192May, 8

Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria

Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria (b. 1163)
Ottokar IV (19 August 1163 – 8 May 1192), a member of the Otakar dynasty, was Margrave of Styria from 1164 and Duke from 1180, when Styria, previously a margraviate subordinated to the stem duchy of Bavaria, was raised to the status of an independent duchy.

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