Albert II of Gorizia
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Albert I from the House of Meinhardin was the younger son of Meinhard III
, Count of Gorizia, who had inherited the County of Tyrol
in 1253.
After his father's heirloom of Gorizia-Tyrol had been split with his elder brother Meinhard II
in 1271, he received the County of Gorizia
. He struggled with the Republic of Venice
to defend his possessions in Istria
while he was able to increase his lands in the March of Carniola
.
Albert married Euphemia, daughter of the Piast
duke Konrad I of Głogów
and after her death in 1275 Euphemia of Ortenburg
. He had two sons:
Albert died in 1304, but the Gorizia line of the Meinhardiner dynasty survived until the death of his descendant Count Leonhard
in 1500. The county was inherited by Maximilian I of Habsburg
.
Meinhard I of Gorizia-Tyrol
Meinhard I was Count of Gorizia from the House of Meinhardin was from 1231 and Count of Tyrol from 1253 until his death. He was the son of Count Engelbert III of Gorizia and Mathilda of Andechs, half-sister of Duke Berthold IV of Merania...
, Count of Gorizia, who had inherited the County of Tyrol
County of Tyrol
The County of Tyrol, Princely County from 1504, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, from 1814 a province of the Austrian Empire and from 1867 a Cisleithanian crown land of Austria-Hungary...
in 1253.
After his father's heirloom of Gorizia-Tyrol had been split with his elder brother Meinhard II
Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia
Meinhard II from the House of Meinhardin was ruling Count of Gorizia from 1258 until 1271 and Count of Tyrol from 1258 until his death...
in 1271, he received the County of Gorizia
County of Gorizia
The County of Görz was a county based around the town of Gorizia in the present-day Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north-eastern Italy.Count Meinhard, descendant of the Bavarian Meinhardiner noble family with possessions around Lienz in Tyrol, is mentioned as early as 1107...
. He struggled with the Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...
to defend his possessions in Istria
Istria
Istria , formerly Histria , is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner...
while he was able to increase his lands in the March of Carniola
March of Carniola
The March of Carniola was a southeastern state of the Holy Roman Empire in the High Middle Ages, the predecessor of the Duchy of Carniola. It corresponded roughly to the central Carniolan region of present-day Slovenia...
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Albert married Euphemia, daughter of the Piast
Silesian Piasts
The Silesian Piasts were the oldest line of the Piast dynasty beginning with Władysław II the Exile, son of Bolesław III Wrymouth, Duke of Poland...
duke Konrad I of Głogów
Konrad I, Duke of Silesia-Glogau
Konrad I of Głogów was Duke of Głogów from 1251 until his death.He was the fourth son of Henry II the Pious, Duke of Wroclaw, by his wife Anna, daughter of King Ottokar I of Bohemia.-Life:...
and after her death in 1275 Euphemia of Ortenburg
Grafschaft Ortenburg
The Ortenburger were a medieval noble family in the Duchy of Carinthia, with roots in Bavarian nobility. An affiliation with the Counts of Ortenburg-Neuortenburg, a branch line of the Rhenish Franconian House of Sponheim, is not established. Little is known about their reasons for settlement in...
. He had two sons:
- Henry III, born 1263, Count of Gorizia from 1304 to 1323
- Albert IIAlbert II of GoriziaAlbert I from the House of Meinhardin was the younger son of Meinhard III, Count of Gorizia, who had inherited the County of Tyrol in 1253.After his father's heirloom of Gorizia-Tyrol had been split with his elder brother Meinhard II in 1271, he received the County of Gorizia...
, Count of Gorizia from 1304 to 1325
Albert died in 1304, but the Gorizia line of the Meinhardiner dynasty survived until the death of his descendant Count Leonhard
Leonhard of Gorizia
Leonhard of Gorizia from the Meinhardiner dynasty was the last Count of Görz at Lienz and Gorizia from 1454 until his death....
in 1500. The county was inherited by Maximilian I of Habsburg
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian I , the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor of Portugal, was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until his death, though he was never in fact crowned by the Pope, the journey to Rome always being too risky...
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