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  1. Countesses of Celje. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Countesses of Celje. This category lists the Countesses consort of Cilli (Celje).

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    In the fourteenth century they allied with the Habsburgs in their war against the counts of Gorizia-Tirol, making Cilli vassals of the Habsburgs in 1308.Acquiring large estates in the adjoining duchies of Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola as well as in the territories of the Hungarian crown (Croatia, Slavonia) their influence rose, making them one of...

    Their rapid rise started after the Battle of Nicopolis (1396) where Hermann II of Cilli saved the life of Sigismund of Luxemburg (Hungarian king, from 1433 Holy Roman emperor). As a reward king Sigismund donated (1397-1399) the city of Varaždin, the county of Zagorje, and many estates in present-day Croatia to the family. As their power grew, the C...

    Ulrich II of Cilli was the most powerful member of the Cilli family. He was influential in many courts, which originated from the relationships the Cilli family had made in the past. He ran the family's affairs from his grandfather's death in 1435; "his father, Frederick, seems not to have minded and lived a life of retirement in a Slavonian castle...

    With the death of Ulrich II the male line of the Counts of Cilli died out, and after a war of succession all of their estates and property were handed over to the Habsburgs on the basis of the inheritance agreement. The Habsburgs then "expanded their authority over the whole of Slovene ethnic territory."

    Part of their coat of arms - the three golden stars on a blue background, which, as Lords of Sanneck, they had inherited from the once powerful Carinthian Counts of Heunburg upon their becoming extinct in 1322 - was incorporated into the Slovenian coat of arms in 1991. It is also the current coat of arms of Celje. Their rule " united almost the ent...

    The Lords of Sanneck (Žovnek) or Barons of Soune 1. Gebhard (cca 1130-1144) 2. Gebhard II (1173-1227) 3. Conrad I (+ cca. 1255) 4. Ulrich I (+ cca. 1265) 5. Ulrich II (+ cca. 1316) 6. Frederick I (+ 1360), from 1341 Count of Celje Counts of Cilli (Celje) 1. Herman I (+ 1385), wife Katarina Kotromanic 2. William (+ 1392), wife Ana of Poland, daughte...

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  3. Princess Anna of Poland (1366–1425) was a Polish princess born into the House of Piast, and by marriage was Countess of Celje, also called Cilli, a medieval feudal dynasty within the Holy Roman Empire. She was an influential woman in politics of Poland .

  4. Elizabeth of Frankopan ( Slovene: Elizabeta Frankopanska, Croatian: Elizabeta Frankopan, Hungarian: Frangepán Erzsébet, 1386–1422 or 1423), was the first wife of Frederick II of Celje, son and heir to Count Hermann II, Ban of Slavonia. By virtue of her marriage, she became the sister-in-law of the Hungarian Queen Barbara of Celje.

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  6. Sep 4, 2017 · The Counts of Celje were the most influential noble dynasty on the territory of what is present-day Slovenia. Their dynasty rose in late medieval times, and at their peak they accumulated property in Slovenia, Croatia, and Hungary, owning more than 20 castles, including Celje Castle where they lived for over a century.

  7. 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.