Meinhard VI of Gorizia (died after 6 May 1385) a member of the
Meinhardiner dynasty, an
imperial prince and a count of
Gorizia.
Life
His parents were Count
Albert II of Gorizia
Albert II (died in 1327),Wilhelm Baum, I conti di Gorizia (Gorizia: LEG, 2000), 123 a member of the House of Gorizia (''Meinhardiner'' dynasty), ruled as governor of the County of Gorizia from 1323, on behalf of his nephew Count John Henry IV. He ...
and Euphemia of Mätsch. From 1338 to 1365, he ruled Gorizia jointly with his brothers
Albert III and
Henry V, after inheriting the county from their uncle
John Henry IV. From 1362 when Henry V of Gorizia died, he ruled alongside Albert III. From 1365, Meinhard VI ruled Gorizia alone. He failed in a claim over the
County of Tyrol when his second cousin
Margaret
Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian.
Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...
was forced to cede Tyrol to
Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, in 1363. This ended the "dominium Tyrolis" which had existed since 1254.
He managed to reduce the power of the
Patriarchate of Aquileia, however, the
Republic of Venice became the beneficiary of the Patriarchate, which led to sharp contrasts between the parties involved. Meinhard retreated from Gorizia Castle to
Burg Bruck
Burg Bruck is a medieval castle in Lienz in Tyrol, Austria. Burg Bruck is above sea level.
It was completed in 1278 as the residence of the Meinhardiner Counts of Görz. In 1490 the chapel was decorated with frescoes by Simon von Taisten.Chizzal ...
(Schloss Bruck) in
Lienz.
Meinhard's reign marked the beginning of the decline of the County of Gorizia. The princes of Gorizia had to mortgage and sell more and more of their possessions to salvage their worsening financial position. Meinhard was involved in power struggles with his ecclesiastical neighbours, and in disputes with the
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
dynasty about the succession in the
Duchy of Carinthia
The Duchy of Carinthia (german: Herzogtum Kärnten; sl, Vojvodina Koroška) was a duchy located in southern Austria and parts of northern Slovenia. It was separated from the Duchy of Bavaria in 976, and was the first newly created Imperial Sta ...
and the
County of Tyrol.
Marriages and issue
Meinhard's first marriage was with Catherine, the daughter of Count
Ulrich V of Pfannberg. After her death, he married Utehild, the daughter of
Vogt Ulrich IV of Mätsch.
He had the following children:
* Anna of Zwarscheneck (d. 1402), married to Count Johann Frankopan of Veglia,
Ban of Croatia (d. 1393)
*
Catherine of Gorizia
Catherine of Gorizia (died 1391) was a daughter of Count Meinhard VI of Gorizia and his first wife Catherine of Pfannberg.
In 1372, she married Duke John II of Bavaria-Munich. They had three children:
* Ernest, Duke of Bavaria-Munich (born: 1373 ...
(d. 1391), married to Duke
John II of Bavaria-Munich (d. 1397)
* Ursula of Schoeneck, Neuhaus and Uttenstein, married to Count Henry III of Schauberg (d. 1390)
* Elisabeth, betrothed to
William, Count of Celje
William of Celje (german: Wilhelm von Cilli, sl, Viljem Celjski; c. 1361 – 19 August 1392), also William of Cilli, Count of Celje, was a Styrian nobleman who was married to Anna of Poland, daughter of the Polish king Casimir the Great. He wa ...
, died before marriage
*
Henry VI of Gorizia (1376–1454)
*
John Meinhard VII, Count Palatine of Carinthia, Count of Kirchberg (d. 1430), married:
*#
Magdalena, a daughter of the Duke
Frederick "the Wise" of Bavaria
*# Agnes of Pettau-Wurmberg
External links
Enrtry for Meinhard VI at genealogie-mittelalter.de
Counts of Gorizia
14th-century births
14th-century deaths
14th-century German nobility
Year of birth uncertain
Year of death uncertain
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