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count Albert II of Gorizia-Lienz

Slovenian: grof Albert II Goriško-Tirolski, German: Graf Albrecht II von Görz-Lienz
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Birthplace: Friuli Venezia, Gorizia, Province of Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Death: 1326 (51-53)
Immediate Family:

Son of Graf Albrecht von Görz, I and Evfemija Eufemia Von Goerz
Husband of Elisabeth von Hessen; Offmei Utehild von Mätsch and NN av Görz-Lienz
Father of Clara of Gorizia-Lienz; Elisabeth von Görz-Lienz; Katharina von Görz-Lienz; Katharina von Walsee-Graz; Count Albrecht von Görz, IV and 3 others
Brother of Heinrich von Görz, II
Half brother of Clara Eufemia Babonjegić; Clara Euphemia von Görz and Emerentia von Görz

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About count Albert II of Gorizia-Lienz

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_II_of_Gorizia

Albert II (died in 1327), a member of the House of Gorizia (Meinhardiner dynasty), ruled as governor of the County of Gorizia from 1323, on behalf of his nephew Count John Henry IV.

Albert II was a younger son of Count Albert I of Gorizia and his wife Euphemia, a daughter of the Silesian duke Konrad I of Głogów. He thereby was the younger brother of Henry III, ruling Count of Gorizia upon their father's death in 1304. He inherited the lands in the Puster Valley. When his brother died in 1323, Albert acted as regent for Henry's minor son John Henry IV.

Albert married Elizabeth, a daughter of Landgrave Henry I of Hesse and, secondly, Euphemia of Mätsch, daughter of bailiff Ulrich II. He was the father of:

Elizabeth, married Count Herman of Heunburg (d. 1322) and secondly Count William of Schaunberg-Trüchsen

Catherine, married Ulrich of Waldsee, who was Landeshauptmann of Styria

Clara, married Herdeggen of Pettau, field marshal of Styria

Catharina zu Neuhaus, married Ulrich of Taufers at Utenheim

Albert III (d. 1374)

Henry IV (d. 1361)

Meinhard VI (d. 1385)

Margaret

Albert's three sons succeeded as Counts of Gorizia upon the early death of their cousin John Henry IV in 1338.