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The Counts of Celje ( Slovene: Celjski grofje) or the Counts of Cilli ( German: Grafen von Cilli; Hungarian: cillei grófok) were the most influential late medieval noble dynasty on the territory of present-day Slovenia. Risen as vassals of the Habsburg dukes of Styria in the early 14th century, they ruled the County of Cilli as immediate ...
Celje Castle. Celje Castle ( Slovene: Celjski grad ), also known as Celje Upper Castle ( Celjski zgornji grad) or Old Castle ( Stari grad ), is a castle ruin in Celje, Slovenia, formerly the seat of the Counts of Celje. It stands on three hills to the southeast of Celje, where the river Savinja meanders into the Laško valley.
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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 ...
The Counts of Celje or the Counts of Cilli were the most influential late medieval noble dynasty on the territory of present-day Slovenia. Risen as vassals of the Habsburg dukes of Styria in the early 14th century, they ruled the County of Cilli as immediate counts (Reichsgrafen) from 1341. They soon acquired a large number of feudal possessions also in today's Croatia and Bosnia. They rose to ...
Sep 4, 2017 · The Celje Castle. Celje Castle was the official residency of the Counts of Celje. It is the biggest and probably the most important medieval castle in Slovenia and was first built as a fort in the 12th century by the Counts of Vovberg. Yet, it was the castle’s most famous inhabitants, the Counts of Celje, who transformed it into a residence ...
Frederick I of Celje, also Frederick I of Cilli ( German: Friedrich I. von Cilli, Slovene: Friderik I. Celjski; c. 1300 – 21 March 1359), was a Styrian free noble (roughly equivalent to a baron) who became the first Count of Celje, founding a noble house that would dominate Slovenian and Croatian history in the first half of the 15th century.
Yes, once upon a time, there were counts and nobles and warriors walking here, living, dreaming, fighting through their lives, making a history …. The Celje Castle was built by the Counts of Heunberg in the second half of the 12th century. Then, the Lords of Sanneck (1333) who quickly climbed the ranks of the European elite, inherited the castle.
