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Marriage and children. On 20 April 1434, Ulrich married Princess Katarina Brankovic of Serbia. She was a daughter of Despot Đurađ Branković of Serbia and Princess Eirene Kantakouzene of Byzantium. Through this marriage, Ulrich became the brother-in-law of the Ottoman sultan Murad II .
Count Ulrich II of Cilli was the most powerful member of the Cilli family. In 1432 he married Catherine, daughter of the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković . Ulrich held a large influence in many courts, which originated from the relationships the Cilli family had made in the past.
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Marriage and children. On 20 April 1434, Ulrich married Kantakuzina Katarina Branković. She was a daughter of Đurađ Branković and Eirene Kantakouzene. They had three children: [4] Herman of Celje (1436 – 1452). Georg of Celje (c. 1438/9 – 1445). Elizabeth of Celje (1441 – 1455), first wife of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. References
Marriage and children. Hermann married Anna, a daughter of Henry VII, Count of Schaunberg. They had six children who survived infancy: Frederick II (c. 1379–1454), married first to Elizabeth of Frankopan, had issue; married second to Veronika of Desenice, had issue;
The Counts of Cilli [1] or Celje represent the most important medieval aristocratic and ruling house with roots and territory in present-day Slovenia. When the house died out its head held the rank of prince of the Holy Roman Empire and many other titles in territories of present-day Central Europe. They ruled areas of what is now Slovenia as ...
Marriage and children. On 20 April 1434, Ulrich married Catherine Cantakuzina. She was a daughter of Đurađ Branković and Eirene Kantakouzene. They had three children: Herman of Celje (1436 – 1452). Georg of Celje (c. 1438/9 – 1445). Elizabeth of Celje (1441 – 1455), first wife of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. References
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