Meinhard VI of Gorizia
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Meinhard VI of Gorizia a member of the Meinhardiner dynasty, an Imperial Prince and a Count of Gorizia
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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 1365, Meinhard Vi ruled Gorizia alone. He was completely at loggerheads with his brothers and could not assert a claim when they inherited the County of Tyrol
in 1363.
He managed to reduce the power of the Patriarchate of Aquileia, however, the Republic of Venice
became the beneficiary of the Patriarchate, which lead to sharp contrasts between the parties involved. Meinhard retreated from Gorizia Castle to Burg Bruck
in Lienz
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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 ecclasiastical neighbours, and in disputes with the Habsburg
dynasty about the succession in the Duchy of Carinthia
and the County of Tyrol
.
Ulrich IV of Mätsch.
He had the followng children:
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...
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Life
His parents were Count Albert II of GoriziaAlbert II of Gorizia
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...
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 1365, Meinhard Vi ruled Gorizia alone. He was completely at loggerheads with his brothers and could not assert a claim when they 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 1363.
He managed to reduce the power of the Patriarchate of Aquileia, however, 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...
became the beneficiary of the Patriarchate, which lead to sharp contrasts between the parties involved. Meinhard retreated from Gorizia Castle to Burg Bruck
Burg Bruck
Burg Bruck is a medieval castle in Lienz in Tyrol, Austria.It was erected until 1278 as the residence of the Meinhardiner Counts of Görz. In 1500 the last count Leonhard of Görz bequested the castle to the Habsburg archduke Maximilian I of Austria, who incorporated it into his Tyrolean possessions...
in Lienz
Lienz
Lienz is a medieval town in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative centre of the Lienz district, which covers all of East Tyrol. The municipality also includes the cadastral subdivision of Patriasdorf.-Geography:...
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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 ecclasiastical neighbours, and in disputes with the Habsburg
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg , also found as Hapsburg, and also known as House of Austria is one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian Empire and...
dynasty about the succession in the Duchy of Carinthia
Duchy of Carinthia
The Duchy of Carinthia was a duchy located in southern Austria and parts of northern Slovenia. It was separated from the Duchy of Bavaria in 976, then the first newly created Imperial State beside the original German stem duchies....
and 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...
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Marriages and issue
Meinhard's first marriage was with Catherine, the daughter of Count Ulrich V of Pfannberger. After her death, he married Utehild, the daughter of VogtVogt
A Vogt ; plural Vögte; Dutch voogd; Danish foged; ; ultimately from Latin [ad]vocatus) in the Holy Roman Empire was the German title of a reeve or advocate, an overlord exerting guardianship or military protection as well as secular justice...
Ulrich IV of Mätsch.
He had the followng children:
- Anna of Zwarscheneck (d. 1402), married to Count Johann Frankopan of Veglia, Ban of CroatiaBan of CroatiaBan of Croatia was the title of local rulers and after 1102 viceroys of Croatia. From earliest periods of Croatian state, some provinces were ruled by Bans as a rulers representative and supreme military commander. In the 18th century, Croatian bans eventually become chief government officials in...
(d. 1393) - Catherine of GoriziaCatherine of GoriziaCatherine of Gorizia 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...
(d. 1391), married to Duke John II of Bavaria-MunichJohn II, Duke of BavariaDuke John II of Bavaria-Munich , , since 1375 Duke of Bavaria-Munich. He was the third son of Stephen II and Elizabeth of Sicily.-Family:...
(d. 1397) - Ursula Sof choeneck, Neuhaus and Uttenstein, married to Count Henry III of Schauberg (d. 1390)
- Elisabeth
- 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"Frederick, Duke of BavariaFrederick was Duke of Bavaria from 1375. He was the second son of Stephen II and Elizabeth of Sicily.-Family:His maternal grandparents were Frederick III of Sicily and Eleanor of Anjou...
of Bavaria - Agnes of Pettau
- Magdalena, a daughter of the Duke Frederick "the Wise"