Henry III, Count of Gorizia

Henry III, Count of Gorizia (c. 1266-1323) was a member of the Meinhardiner dynasty.[1]

Henry III, Count of Gorizia
Born	after 1266
Died	1323
Noble family	Meinhardiner
Spouse(s)	Beatrix da Camino Beatrix of Lower Bavaria
Issue Meinhard V John Henry IV of Gorizia
Father	Albert I of Gorizia
Mother	Euphemia of Silesia-Głogów

Biography

He was the son of Count Albert I of Gorizia and his wife, Ephemia of Silesia-Głogów. In 1295-1299 he accompanied the father in his invasion of Istria against the patriarchate of Aquileia, conquering Plomin, Labin, Buzet and Tolmin, although the arrival of a large patriarchal army of the forced them to return.

He succeeded his father as Count of Gorizia in 1304, inheriting the fiefs in Friuli, Istria, Carniola and Carinthia, while his brother Albert II received only the Puster Valley.

During the feudal wars that marked the initial reign of Ottobuono di Razzi as patriarch of Aquileia, Henry was initially allied with Rizzardo IV da Camino. The two conquered several castles and strongholds, including that of Spilimbergo. However, in 1310 Henry changed side, receiving the position of general captain of the patriarchate and pushing back the Treviso troops from Friuli. He was also named podestà of Trieste in 1311.

Marriage and issue

He first married in 1297 to Beatrix da Camino, daughter of Gerard. With her, he had one son, Meinhard V.

In 1322, Henry III married his second wife, Beatrix of Lower Bavaria, the daughter of Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria (1271-1310). With her, he had another son, John Henry IV (1322-1338)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Henry III, Count of Gorizia

16. Engelbert II, Count of Gorizia 8. Engelbert III, Count of Gorizia 17. Adelaide of Scheyern-Dachau-Valley 4. Meinhard I, Count of Gorizia-Tyrol 18. Berthold I of Istria 9. Matilda of Andechs 19. Hedwig of Wittelsbach 2. Albert I of Gorizia 20. Henry I, Count of Tyrol 10. Albert IV, Count of Tyrol 21. Agnes of Wangen 5. Adelaide of Tyrol 22. Henry II of Frontenhausen-Lechsgemünd 11. Uta of Frontenhausen-Lechsgemünd 23. Adelaid of Plain 1. Henry III, Count of Gorizia 24. Henry the Bearded 12. Henry II the Pious 25. Saint Hedwig of Silesia 6. Konrad I, Duke of Głogów 26. Ottokar I of Bohemia 13. Anne of Bohemia 27. Constance of Hungary 3. Euphemia of Głogów 28. Henry III, Margrave of Meissen 14. Theodoric of Landsberg 29. Constance of Austria 7. Sophie of Landsberg 30. John I, Margrave of Brandenburg 15. Helena of Brandenburg 31. Sophie of Denmark

References

1. Wilhelm Baum, I conti di Gorizia (LEG, 2000), family tree on the cover