SPONHEIM Engelbert

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• Name	SPONHEIM Engelbert
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Apr 1141	Seeon, Grafschaft Kraiburg-Marquartstein, Herzogtum Baiern, Heiliges Römisches Reich
  Notes	Engelbert II (died 12 or 13 April 1141) was the Count of Spanheim from 1096 and Margrave of Istria and Carniola from sometime between 1101 and 1107 until 1124. 1108 he was founder of the county of Kraiburg in Bavaria. In 1124, he was raised to the Duchy of Carinthia and held it until his retirement in 1135. He was the son of Egelbert I of Sponheim and his wife Hadwig. His younger brother Henry III was created Duke of Carinthia in 1122 and Engelbert succeeded him in 1124, having already replaced Poppo II in Carniola. In February 1111, Engelbert stood as guarantor of Henry V at his imperial coronation. Engelbert married Uta, daughter of Ulric of Passau. Together they were the parents of the following children: Engelbert III, succeeded his father in Istria, Carniola and Kraiburg in 1124 Ulric I, succeeded his father in Carinthia in 1135 Henry, Bishop of Troyes in 1145 Matilda, married Theobald IV of Blois Rapoto I, Count of Ortenburg in 1130 and Kraiburg in 1173 Hartwig, Bishop of Regensburg in 1155 Ida, married William III, Count of Nevers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert,_Duke_of_Carinthia Note Note: @N10747@ @N10747@ NOTE Ancestor of Edward III of England and of Catherine of Aragon. Also called Englebert of Carinthia. Sources http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CARINTHIA.htm#EngelbertIISponheimdied1141A http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert,_Duke_of_Carinthia Europäische Stammtafeln, Band I, Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven, 1975, Isenburg, W. K. Prinz von. Page 26b cited by http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00174599&tree=LEO WikiTree profile Von Sponheim-24 created through the import of 20110708.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Carlos Molina. See the Sponheim-24 Changes page for the details of edits by Carlos and others. This person was created on 08 April 2011 through the import of Grant R. Phillips, Jr..ged. WikiTree profile De Carinthia-4 created through the import of Ancestor's that we lost, the Decendants they left behind_2011-08-28_01 (2).ged on Sep 12, 2011 by Willette Bryant. See the Carinthia-4 Changes page for the details of edits by Willette and others.
  Person ID	I58299	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	SPANHEIM Englebert,   b. Bef 1055, Heiliges Römisches Reich d. Abt 01 Apr 1096, Heiliges Römisches Reich (Age > 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	FLINSBACH Hedwig,   b. Abt 1047, Karnten, Austria d. 17 Jul 1112, Germany (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F25902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CHAM Uta,   b. Sulzbach, Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany d. 09 Feb 1150, Germany
  Children	1. Von SPONHEIM Mathilde,   b. Abt 1105, Herzogtum Kärnten, Heiliges Römisches Reich d. Abt 13 Dec 1160, France (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F25998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026