Ernst III von Gleichen

Ernst III von Gleichen, called zu Velseck (died 1230), was a son of Count Erwin II of Gleichen-Tonna and a brother of Lambert II. The family's castle of Velsecke in the Eichsfeld was first documented in 1180 and later rebuilt as Gleichenstein.

He married Berta of Lohra. Lambert's sons divided the comital house into the Gleichen and Gleichenstein branches. Ernst died in 1230.