Brief Life History of Meinhard II
When Meinhard II was born in 1238, in Aquiléia, Udine, Italy, his father, Meinhard I Count of Gorizia-Tyrol, was 38 and his mother, Adelheid of Tyrol, was 20. He married Elisabeth of Bavaria Queen of Germany on 6 October 1259. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 1 November 1295, in Spittal an der Drau, Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia, Austria, at the age of 57, and was buried in Stams, Imst, Tirol, Austria.
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- Meinhard IV of Tyrol, "Find A Grave Index"
- Wikipedia Biography - Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia
- Wikipedia (D) - Meinhard II.
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Name Meaning
from magin ‘strength’ + hard ‘strong, hardy’.
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