Catherine of Gorizia
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Catherine of Gorizia was a daughter of Count Meinhard VI of Gorizia
and his first wife Catherine of Pfannberg.
In 1372, she married Duke John II
of Bavaria-Munich. The had three children:
Meinhard VI of Gorizia
Meinhard VI of Gorizia 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...
and his first wife Catherine of Pfannberg.
In 1372, she married Duke John II
John II, Duke of Bavaria
Duke John II of Bavaria-Munich , , since 1375 Duke of Bavaria-Munich. He was the third son of Stephen II and Elizabeth of Sicily.-Family:...
of Bavaria-Munich. The had three children:
- ErnestErnest, Duke of BavariaErnest of Bavaria-Munich , , from 1397 Duke of Bavaria-Munich.-Biography:Ernest was a son of John II and ruled the duchy of Bavaria-Munich together with his brother William III....
, Duke of Bavaria-Munich (born: 1373; died: 2 July 1438 in MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
) - William IIIWilliam III, Duke of BavariaWilliam III , was Duke of Bavaria-Munich , together and in concord with his older brother Ernest, Duke of Bavaria....
, Duke of Bavaria-Munich (born: 1375 in Munich; died: 1435 in Munich) - Sofia of BavariaSofia of BavariaSophia of Bavaria was a Queen of Bohemia and the spouse of Wenceslaus, King of Bohemia and King of the Romans. She was briefly regent of Bohemia after the death of Wenceslaus.- Family and early life:...
(born: 1376; died: 26 September 1425 in BratislavaBratislavaBratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
), married on 2 May 1389 in PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
with King Wenceslaus