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Princely Count of Görz and Tyrol. Dissolution. 1500. The Counts of Gorizia ( German: Grafen von Görz; Italian: Conti di Gorizia; Slovene: Goriški grofje ), also known as the Meinhardiner, House of Meinhardin, were a comital, princely and ducal dynasty in the Holy Roman Empire. Named after Gorizia Castle in Gorizia (now in Italy, on the ...
In the late 13th century, the House of Gorizia emerged as one of the most important noble houses in the Holy Roman Empire. The borders of the County changed frequently in the following three centuries due to frequent wars with Aquileia and other counties, and also to the subdivision of the territory in two main nuclei: one around the upper ...
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Gorizia (House of Meinhardin) Count Meinhard I, a descendant of the Meinhardiner noble family with possessions around Lienz in the Duchy of Bavaria, is mentioned as a count as early as 1117. [1] As a vogt official of the Patriarchs of Aquileia, he was enfeoffed with large estates in the former March of Friuli, including the town of Gorizia .
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Jun 22, 2020 · Aerial view of Gorizia city center and semi-circular bastion of medieval castle Originally a small hill settlement guarding the entrance to the strategic Vipava pass, Gorizia grew under the Austrians who adorned it with elegant Habsburg architecture and promoted it as a holiday town for European aristocracy (its balmy microclimate is said to ...
May 22, 2022 · Named after Gorizia Castle in Gorizia (now in Italy, on the border with Slovenia), they were originally "advocates" in the Patriarchate of Aquileia who ruled the County of Gorizia (Görz) from the early 12th century until the year 1500.
The County of Gorizia, from 1365 Princely County of Gorizia, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire. Originally mediate Vogts of the Patriarchs of Aquileia, the Counts of Gorizia (Meinhardiner) ruled over several fiefs in the area of Lienz and in the Friuli region of northeastern Italy with their residence at Gorizia (Görz).
Walk across the square into Italy and take the number 1 bus into the centre of Gorizia or the Gorizia train station (10 minutes). Bus tickets cost €1.35 and can be bought from the ticket machine or from the tobacconist at the end of the street; day tickets are also available ( €3 ). The closest airport is Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia.