The Carniolan lands were bound informally to the other marches of the southeast of the Empire in what has been termed the "Austrian complex" because of the supremacy which Austria quickly obtained over the others and the way in which they tended to follow her.
Kraini maad olid mitteametlikult seotud teiste markidega keisririigi kaguosas, mille tõttu kutsuti neid Austria kompleksiks ülemvõimu järgi, mille Austria kiiresti teiste üle saavutas ja kuidas nad kaldusid teda järgima.