Meinhard VI of Gorizia

Meinhard VI of Gorizia
Coat of arms of the Albertine line of the Counts of Gorizia, from the Ingeram Codex, 1459
Spouse(s)	Catherine of Pfannberger Utehild of Mätsch
Noble family	Meinhardiner
Father	Albert II of Gorizia
Mother	Euphemia of Mätsch
Born	before 1338
Died	after 6 May 1385

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 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.

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.

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 Vogt Ulrich IV of Mätsch.

He had the followng children:

• Anna of Zwarscheneck (d. 1402), married to Count Johann Frankopan of Veglia, Ban of Croatia (d. 1393)
• Catherine of Gorizia (d. 1391), married to Duke John II of Bavaria-Munich (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:
  1. Magdalena, a daughter of the Duke Frederick "the Wise" of Bavaria
  2. Agnes of Pettau

External links

• Enrtry for Meinhard VI at genealogie-mittelalter.de

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

Meinhard VI of Gorizia Meinhardiner Died: after 6 May 1385
Preceded by John Henry IV	Count of Girizia 1338-1385 With: Albert III and Henry V (until 1365)	Succeeded by Henry VI

Persondata
Name	Meinhard VI of Gorizia
Alternative names	Meinhard VI. von Görz (German)
Short description	Count of Gorizia (1338-1385) and imperial prince
Date of birth	13th or 14th century
Place of birth
Date of death	after 6 May 1385
Place of death