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Meinhard Ii Of Gorizia-tyrolMeinhard II (born around 1238; died in the end of October 1295, Greifenburg, Carinthia) was Count of Tyrol, Duke of Carinthia and Carniola, and Count of Gorizia (as Meinhard IV) He was the son of Meinhard I of Gorizia-Tyrol and father of Henry VI. His wife was Elisabeth of Bavaria, the widow of King Conrad IV. In 1259, he emerged from the custody of the Archbishop of Salzburg to claim his heritage. When the heirloom of Gorizia and Tyrol was divided in 1271, he received Tyrol and thus founded the Tyrolean line of the Meinhardiner dynasty. He struggled to acquire Trento and acquired several territories in the Inn valley. He also had roads built and coins minted. He is known as the creator of Tyrol as an independent territory. As a supporter of King Rudolf I of Germany, he received Carinthia and Carniola as pawns in 1276 and received them is fiefs in 1286. |- | width="30%" align="center" rowspan="2"| Preceded by:
Rudolf I | width="40%" align="center" | Duke of Carinthia | width="30%" align="center" rowspan="3"| Succeeded by:
Henry |- | width="40%" align="center" | Duke of Carniola |- | width="30%" align="center" rowspan="2"| Preceded by:
Meinhard I | width="40%" align="center" | Count of Tyrol |- | width="40%" align="center" | Count of Gorizia | width="30%" align="center" | Succeeded by:
Albert II |} Gorizia-Tyrol, Meinhard II of Gorizia-Tyrol, Meinhard II of
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