Meinhard of Carinthia
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Meinhard II, a member of the House of Gorizia, ruled the County of Gorizia and the County of Tyrol together with his younger brother Albert from 1258. In 1271 they divided their heritage and Meinhard
Meinhard II, founder of Stams Monastery, 18th century depiction
Statues of Meinhard and Elisabeth in the Stams Abbey Church
Elisabeth of Bavaria was Queen of Germany and Jerusalem from 1246 to 1254 by her marriage to King Conrad IV of Germany.
Meinhard of Carinthia
…Meinhard II and his brother emerged from the Salzburg custody at Hohenwerfen Castle to secure their Gorizia-Tyrol heritage. In 1259 Meinhard married Elisabeth of Wittelsbach, the widow of the Hohenstaufen king Conrad IV of Germany, about ten years his senior. The joint rule with Albert came to an end, when the inheritance…
Seal of Elisabeth of Bavaria.