Ottokar III of Styria

He was the son of Leopold the Strong and Sophia of Bavaria, and father of Ottokar IV, the last of the dynasty of the Otakars.

From the Marburg line of the Counts of Sponheim, he inherited parts of Lower Styria between the Drave and Save rivers in what is today Slovenia.

From his uncle, the last Count of Formbach, he inherited the County of Pitten in 1158, which is today in Lower Austria, but remained part of Styria until the 16th century.

Ottokar exercised seigniorage over natural resources of his realm, extended territorial rule and minted his own coins.

He was buried in his foundation at Seitz, but his body was later transferred to Rein Abbey in Styria.