Engelbert III, Count of Gorizia (died 1220) was a member of the
Meinhardiner
The House of Gorizia, also called the Meinhardiner, were a comital, princely and ducal dynasty in the Holy Roman Empire. Named after Gorizia Castle in Gorizia (now in Italy, on the border with Slovenia), they were originally "advocates" (''Vo ...
dynasty. He ruled the
County of Gorizia
The County of Gorizia (, , , ), from 1365 Princely County of Gorizia, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire. Originally mediate ''Vogts'' of the Patriarchs of Aquileia, the Counts of Gorizia (''Meinhardiner'') ruled over several fiefs in the are ...
from 1191 until his death.
Engelbert's father was
Engelbert II, Count Palatine of Carinthia and Count of Gorizia. His mother was Adelaide, the daughter of Count
Otto I
Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), known as Otto the Great ( ) or Otto of Saxony ( ), was East Francia, East Frankish (Kingdom of Germany, German) king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the eldest son o ...
of
Wittelsbach
The House of Wittelsbach () is a former Bavarian dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including the Electorate of Bavaria, the Electoral Palatinate, the Electorate of Cologne, County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, ...
. In 1191, Engelbert III inherited the County of Gorizia jointly with his brother
Meinhard II. During his reign, Engelbert acquired the title of
Vogt
An , sometimes simply advocate, (German, ), or (French, ), was a type of medieval office holder, particularly important in the Holy Roman Empire, who was delegated some of the powers and functions of a major feudal lord, or for an institutio ...
of
Aquileia
Aquileia is an ancient Roman city in Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about from the sea, on the river Natiso (modern Natisone), the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times. Today, the city is small ( ...
. He also acted as bailiff of
Millstatt.
In 1183, he married a noble lady named Matilda, Countess of
Pisino. In 1190, he remarried, to
Matilda of Andechs, the daughter of Margrave
Berthold I of Istria
Berthold III ( – 14 December 1188), a member of the Bavarian House of Andechs, was Margrave of Istria (as Berthold I) from 1173 until his death.
He was the son of Count Berthold II of Andechs, ruler over Dießen in Bavaria, Plassenburg in Fr ...
. The latter Matilda was the mother of his successor
Meinhard III.
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Genealogy of the Middle Ages
Counts of Gorizia
12th-century births
1220 deaths
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