Engelbert II, Count of Gorizia

Engelbert II
Count of Gorizia

Coat of arms of the Counts of Gorizia,
Ingeram Codex, 1459
Spouse(s) Adelaide of Scheyern-Dachau-Valley
Noble family House of Gorizia (Meinhardiner)
Father Meinhard I, Count of Gorizia
Mother Elisabeth of Schwarzenburg
Died 1 April 1191(1191-04-01)

Engelbert II (died 1 April 1191), a member of the House of Gorizia (Meinhardiner dynasty), was Count of Gorizia (Görz) from 1150 until his death. At the end of his life, he also held the title of a Margrave of Istria, a Count palatine in the Duchy of Carinthia and Vogt (Reeve) of the Patriarchate of Aquileia.

Life

Engelbert II was a younger son of Count Meinhard I of Gorizia and his wife Elisabeth of Schwarzenburg. He was first mentioned in 1137 as Vogt of Millstatt Abbey, an office his uncle Engelbert I (d. 1122) probably had assumed upon the death of the Aribonid founders. About 1145, Engelbert II was appointed Count Palatine of Carinthia.

In 1150, he inherited the County of Gorizia from his elder brother Henry II. Like his father, he was also served as Reeve of Aquileia and St Peter Abbey in Istria. A strong supporter of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, Engelbert II, like his younger brother Meinhard, had temporarily been Margrave of Istria. Rivalling with the Dukes of Merania from the comital House of Andechs, his descendants would gain further territory in inner Istria around Pazin (Mitterburg).

Marriage and issue

He was married to Adelaide, a daughter of Count Otto I of Scheyern-Dachau-Valley]]. They had three children:

Engelbert II, Count of Gorizia
Died: 1 April 1191
Preceded by
Henry II
Count of Gorizia
1150–1191
Succeeded by
Engelbert III
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