A small Carinthian county named after the castle of Sternberg on the hill west of the Wörthersee between Velden and Wernberg.
It passed to the Ortenburgs in 1329. The counts who held it on 1 January 1200, and the extent of their county, could not be pinned from the sources reached; the record marks the ground so that the campaign can place them.
Who he is
- Title
- Count of Sternberg
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not pinned
- Family
- Not pinned. The county of Sternberg passed to the Ortenburgs in 1329 (German Wikipedia, Spittal an der Drau).
- Confidence
- low
German Wikipedia (Spittal an der Drau); no family article was reachable.
Overlord
The duke of Carinthia (presumed).
What it holds
- Sternberg castle (position approximate) and the county round it (extent not pinned).
Allies and rivals
Neighbours of Bamberg's Villach and of the duke's Klagenfurt.
Places of note
- Sternberg castle: Position approximate.
Where the sources disagree
- The assignment asks to check the counts of Sternberg: their existence as a county is attested by its passage to the Ortenburgs in 1329, but no member is pinned for 1200 here. Never invent a name: left blank.
Evidence: Only the 1329 passage of the county is attested in the sources used.
On the map: Approximate in place and extent.
Primary sources for Carinthia
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Austrian and Salzburg annals (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries, with continuations to the late 13th century). A family of monastic annals from Austria, Styria and Salzburg, printed together. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.